Joshua 24:30

Joshua 24:30 Meaning and Explanation

And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.

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Joshua was buried within his own inheritance at Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim.

What Does Joshua 24:30 Mean?

Joshua is laid to rest within his own inheritance at Timnathserah in the hills of Ephraim. The man who distributed the land to others is buried in the portion given to him, resting at last in the very gift he helped secure.

There is a quiet fitness in this. Having led the people into their promised rest, Joshua finds his own rest in the land. The faithful servant is finally at peace in the inheritance God gave, a small picture of the rest that awaits all who serve the Lord to the end.

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Joshua was buried within his own inheritance at Timnathserah in the hill country of Ephraim.

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