Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 15:62
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
Verse 62. The city of Salt] Or of Melach. This city was somewhere in the vicinity of the lake Asphaltites, the waters of which are the saltest perhaps in the world. The whole country abounds with salt: See Clarke on Ge 19:25. Some suppose that it is the same as Zoar, the place to which Lot escaped after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
En-gedi] The well of the kid: it was situated between Jericho and the lake of Sodom or Dead Sea.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The city of Salt; so called either from the Salt Sea, which was near it; or from the salt which was made in it, or about it.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And Nibshan,…. Of Nibshan no mention is made elsewhere;
and the city of Salt some take to be Zoar, so called because near the salt sea, or where Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt,
Ge 19:22; but rather this city might be so called, because salt was made here.
and Engedi, or Engaddi, is a well known place, near the salt sea;
[See comments on Eze 47:10]. Jerom says y, there was a very large village of Jews in his time called Engaddi, near the dead sea, from whence comes the opobalsam; the same place is called Hazazontamar, from the palm trees which grew there, 2Ch 20:2. It was famous for vineyards also, So 1:14; it lay, according to Josephus z, three hundred furlongs or about forty miles from Jerusalem:
six cities with their villages; the sum total agrees with the particulars.
y De loc. Heb. fol. 91. B. z Antiqu. l. 9. c. 1. sect. 2.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
62. Engedi is the modern Ain Jidy, on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Here is a rich plain, half a mile square, where are found foundations and heaps of stone. Its vineyards were celebrated by Solomon, its balsam by Josephus, its palms by Pliny.
[ 63. The Jebusites The hardy and warlike mountaineers who inhabited Jerusalem. They occupied the strongest natural fortress in the country, and it was not until the time of David that they were dispossessed of this their ancient seat. 2Sa 5:6-10.
Judah could not drive them out Their inability arose from a decay of heroism and perseverance. They failed to meet the condition on which all their successes depended. “Be strong and of good courage.” It seems that the united army under Joshua made no direct attempt on Jerusalem after king Adonizedek was slain at Makkedah. And when Joshua, by reason of age, ceased to go to war, and the several tribes were left, like Caleb, to subdue and possess their own allotted territory, Judah’s courage and faith failed, and the Jebusites continued to dwell among them. They succeeded, however, at one time in capturing and burning the lower city, (Jdg 1:8, note,) but the old mountaineers held the high citadel. Benjamin also tried, but ineffectually, to drive them out. Jdg 1:21.
Unto this day This shows that at the time of the writer David had not yet dislodged the Jebusite from his stronghold, and we must date this book before his day.]
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
the city of: This city was situated somewhere in the vicinity, west of the lake Asphaltites; and supposed by some to be the same as Zoar.
Engedi: En-gedi, or Hazazon-Tamar, was situated, according to Eusebius, in the desert west of the Dead Sea. Josephus says it was 300 stadia from Jerusalem, and not far from the lake Asphaltites; and consequently it could not have been far from Jericho and the mouth of the Jordan. It was celebrated for the abundance of its palm-trees. 1Sa 23:29, 2Ch 20:2
Reciprocal: Gen 14:7 – Hazezontamar Deu 11:29 – General Son 1:14 – Engedi Mat 3:1 – the wilderness
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 15:62. City of Salt So called, either from the salt sea, which was near it, or from the salt which was made in, or about it.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
15:62 And Nibshan, and the {l} city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
(l) Of this city the salt sea has it’s name.