Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:26
And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
26. and from Heshbon ] Thus the extension northward of the tribe is expressed, unto Ramath-mizpeh, which is identical with the early sanctuary at which Jacob and Laban set up their cairn of stones, and which received the names of Mizpeh, Galeed, and Jegar-Sahadutha, and which probably was the same as the famous Ramoth-gilead, where ( a) Ahab was slain (1Ki 22:1-37), ( b) his son Joram was wounded by Hazael (2Ki 8:28), ( c) Jehu was anointed king (2Ki 9:1-6). It is the modern es-Salt on the road from Jericho to Damascus.
and Betonim ] a town somewhere on the northern boundary of Gad. Its site was unknown to Jerome.
and from Mahanaim ] in the east, unto Debir, on the heights which border the Jordan on the west. Mahanaim (= the two hosts) is famous in the history ( a) of Jacob’s return from Padanaram (Gen 32:2), ( b) of Ishbosheth’s reign (2Sa 2:8), ( c) of David’s flight from Absalom (2Sa 17:24; 2Sa 17:27). The site of Debir is undetermined.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 26. Ramath-mizpeh] The same as Ramoth-gilead. It was one of the cities of refuge, Jos 20:8; De 4:47.
Mahanaim] Or the two camps. Situated on the northern side of the brook Jabbok, celebrated for the vision of the two camps of angels which Jacob had there; see Ge 32:2.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
From Heshbon, either exclusively or inclusively. See Poole on “Jos 13:17“.
Ramath-mizpeh, called Ramoth-gilead, or Ramoth in Gilead, Jos 20:8, and elsewhere
Mahanaim, exclusively; for Mahanaim was in the portion of Manasseh, beyond Jabbok, which was the border of Gad and Manasseh.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim,…. This was their coast from the south to the north, and so describes their eastern border, which reached from Heshbon, given to the tribe of Reuben,
Jos 13:7; to these places mentioned; Ramathmizpeh, the same with Ramothgilead, which Jerom o says was a village in his time, and lay two miles from Philadelphia or Rabbath before mentioned, to the east; it should be to the west; of Betonim we nowhere else read, it seems to have been near to Ramath:
and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; the former of these was the place where the angels met Jacob, and who gave it the name from thence; and in later times a city of this name was built there, and was near the river Jabbok, Ge 32:2; Debir is different from that in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:15; in the Septuagint version here it is called Daibon, perhaps the same with Dibon, the tribe of Gad rebuilt, and is called Dibongad, Nu 32:34; unless Lidbar here should be the same with Lodebar in Gilead, 2Sa 17:27.
o De loc. Heb. fol. 99. A.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
26. From Heshbon Which belonged to the Reubenites, (Jos 13:17,) but stood so near the boundary between Reuben and Gad as to be occupied in common by both tribes. Compare Jos 13:17 and Jos 21:39, notes.
Ramath-mizpeh Probably identical with Ramoth-gilead and Mizpeh of Gilead, which was allotted to the Levites and appointed one of the cities of refuge. Jos 20:8; Jos 21:38. Most modern scholars are inclined to locate it at the village of es-Salt, thirty miles north of Heshbon. “This is indicated,” says Porter, “(1) by its position on the summit of a steep hill; (2) by its old ecclesiastical name, Saltus Hieralicus, which appears to point to its original sacerdotal and holy character; (3) by the fact that about two miles to the northwest of es-Salt is the highest peak of the mountain range, still bearing the name Jebel Jilead; (4) by the statement of Eusebius that Ramoth-Gilead lay in the fifteenth mile from Philadelphia towards the west, and this is the exact distance of es-Salt from Rabbath-Ammon.” From its lofty position and sacred character it became a great sanctuary of the eastern tribes. See Jdg 10:17, note.
Betonim Probably identical with a ruined village Batneh, marked on the maps of Menke and Van de Velde about five miles west of es-Salt.
Mahanaim The place where Jacob met with the angels of God, and therefore called by a name which signifies a double host or camp. Gen 32:2, note. It stood on the border between Gad and Manasseh, (Jos 13:30,) and was assigned to the Levites. Chap. Jos 21:38. Here after Saul’s death Abner made Ishbosheth king, (2Sa 2:8,) and to this place David fled during the rebellion of Absalom. Its site is yet a matter of uncertainty. Some think it is the modern Mahneh, near Jebel Ajlun; while Porter suggests that it may have stood upon the site now occupied by the ruins of Gerasa. The border of Debir is utterly unknown. The Hebrew for of Debir is , and the first letter , lamedh, may be a part of the name, Lidbir. Reland thinks it may be the same as Lodebar, which, according to 2Sa 9:4, must have been in this same vicinity.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Jos 13:26 And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
Ver. 26. Ramathmizpeth. ] Called also Ramoth in Gilead. Jos 20:8
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
And. This is the middle verse of this book.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Ramathmizpeh: Jos 20:8, Gen 31:49, Jdg 10:17, Jdg 11:11, Jdg 11:29, 1Ki 22:3
Mahanaim: Jos 21:38, Gen 32:1, Gen 32:2, 2Sa 2:8, 2Sa 17:27
Debir: 2Sa 9:4, 2Sa 9:5, 2Sa 17:27, Lodebar
Reciprocal: Jos 13:30 – General 2Sa 17:24 – Mahanaim 1Ch 6:81 – Heshbon