Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 15:60
Kirjath-baal, which [is] Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
60. Kirjath-baal ] Group V. consists of two cities on the west of Jerusalem:
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 60. Kirjath-baal] The same as Baalah. See Clarke on Jos 15:9.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Kirjathbaal, (which [is] Kirjathjearim,),…. Of Kirjathbaal, and its several names, [See comments on Jos 15:9];
and Rabbah, of which we nowhere else read; for this is a very different city from the Rabbah of the children of Ammon, 2Sa 12:26;
two cities with their villages; why these are reckoned by themselves is not certain.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(60) Kirjath-jearim has been already pointed out on the boundary-line of the tribe (Jos. 15:9). Rabbah is marked as Rubba.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
60. On Kirjath-baal see note on Jos 9:17.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ Kiriath-baal, the same is Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah, two cities with their villages.’
Kiriath-baal (city of Baal) or Kiriath-jearim (city of the forests) was on the Judah-Benjamite border. It is first shown as belonging to Judah (Jos 15:60) and then to Benjamin (Jos 18:28). This is not unlikely. Many border cities would be jointly possessed because of the land on each side of the border. Its alternative name Kiriath-baal suggests that it was an old Canaanite high place. It is possibly to be identified with modern Kuriet el-‘Enab (Abu Ghosh). Beeroth means ‘wells’. This may be el-Bireh where there are several wells and ruins. It is eight kilometres (five miles) north east of Gibeon. Rabbah is possibly the Rubute of the Amarna letters, also mentioned in the inscriptions of Tuthmosis III. It lay in the region of Gezer. ‘Two cities with their villages.’ This district was on the Benjamite border.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
NASB (UPDATED TEXT): Jos 15:60
60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
NASB (UPDATED TEXT): Jos 15:61-62
61In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin and Secacah,
62and Nibshan and the City of Salt and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
Jos 15:61-62 This names the cities located in the wilderness.
Fuente: You Can Understand the Bible: Study Guide Commentary Series by Bob Utley
Kirjathbaal: Jos 18:14, 1Sa 7:1
Reciprocal: Jos 9:17 – Kirjathjearim Jdg 18:12 – Kirjathjearim 2Sa 6:2 – Baale 1Ch 2:50 – Kirjathjearim 1Ch 13:6 – Baalah Jer 26:20 – Kirjathjearim