Deuteronomy 11:24Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the hinder sea shall be your border.
The setting
Plains of Moab, eastern Jordan, ~1406 BC. 80-year-old Moses addressing 2 million Israelites before his death, pointing west toward the Promised Land they can see but he'll never enter...
The emotion here: passionate urgency knowing death is near
The original word
kap (כַּף) — sole of foot, emphasizing physical possession through walking
Why it matters
This promise covered 300,000 square miles — larger than modern Texas
Read with care
What most readers miss in Deuteronomy 11:24
Moses is giving away land he'll never see — the ultimate act of faith-based leadership
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about material prosperity, but it was God giving refugees a homeland after 400 years of slavery and 40 years of wandering.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Deuteronomy 11:24
Bible Genome reading
Deuteronomy 11:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Deuteronomy 11:24 comes from the book of Deuteronomy, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Moses. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include territorial promise, inheritance. Notable phrases: sole of your foot shall tread; from the wilderness and Lebanon. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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