Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 15:12
And the west border [was] to the great sea, and the coast [thereof]. This [is] the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
12. the west border ] was formed by the Mediterranean Sea.
to the great sea ] From Jabneel the boundary continued to the Mediterranean Sea along the Wady es Surah.
and the coast thereof ] or borders thereof; see above, ch. Jos 13:23; Jos 13:27, and comp. Num 34:6.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 12. The great sea] The Mediterranean.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And the west border [was] to the great sea, and the coast [thereof],…. The western border of the tribe of Judah went along by the Mediterranean sea, which lay west to the land of Canaan; and this border reached from Jabneel to the river of Egypt, where the southern border ended, Jos 15:4;
this [is] the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families; but being too large, some part of it was afterwards given to Simeon, and some particular cities of it were given to Dan and Benjamin: it was bounded on the west by the tribes of Simeon and Dan towards the Mediterranean sea, and by the tribe of Benjamin on the north, and by the wilderness of Paran on the south, and by the dead sea and Jordan on the east.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
12. To the great sea and the coast That is, the coast of the Mediterranean from Jebneel southward formed Judah’s western boundary.
The writer, having now given the boundaries of Judah, is about to give a list of the cities within these bounds. But before proceeding to do so he enters a brief account of Caleb’s conquest of his portion, which Joshua had allotted him. See Jos 14:6-15. As Caleb’s possession included the most important city and central seat of the whole tribe of Judah, it is natural that the fact of its conquest should be recorded here.
As Jos 15:13-19 are nearly identical with Jdg 1:10-20, some have supposed that this passage in Joshua was copied from that in Judges; and others, on the contrary, maintain that the passage in Judges was taken from this. Keil, however, urges that both passages were drawn from one common source, a document older than either the Book of Joshua or that of Judges.]
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And the west border was to the Great Sea, and its border. This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.’
The west border was the coast of the Mediterranean, the Great Sea. Thus were described the borders of Judah, allocated by lot in accordance with the numbers of their tribe.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Ver. 12. And the west border was to the great sea, &c. On this side the tribe of Judah had no other limits than from the Mediterranean to the river of Egypt. Such was the portion which fell by lot to the tribe of Judah. But this portion having been found more extensive than was necessary, several pieces from thence were cut off, in order to give to the tribes of Simeon, Dan, and Benjamin.
Note; (1.) It is good to have certain limits fixed to prevent disputes. (2.) They, who have the largest portion to possess, have the largest frontiers to defend: when our advantages and disadvantages are balanced, God’s distributions will not be found so unequal as at first sight they may appear.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Jos 15:12 And the west border [was] to the great sea, and the coast [thereof]. This [is] the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
Ver. 12. The great sea, ] i.e., The midland sea, great in comparison of the lakes of Palestine, called also seas.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the great sea: Jos 15:47, Num 34:6, Num 34:7, Deu 11:24, Eze 47:20
Reciprocal: Deu 34:2 – unto Jos 9:1 – of the great
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 15:12. This is the coast of the children of Judah, round about according to their families That is, thus the lot was bounded on all sides in the first draught of it. Which being afterward found too large, it was contracted into a narrower compass, that more room might be made for the tribe of Simeon, who had part of this lot consigned to them; as some other places were added out of it to the tribes of Benjamin and Dan, as will afterward appear.