Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:8
And all the villages that [were] round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
8. and all the villages that were round about ] i.e. Simeon, not merely certain cities in the territory of Judah, but the whole country round the cities named, together with all the villages that were situated near them.
to Baalath-beer ] See above, ch. Jos 15:24 or 29, = Baal in 1Ch 4:33.
Ramath of the south ] Ramath, like Ramah and Ramoth, = a “height.” This Ramath of the Negeb, or the South, is thought to be another name for Baalath-beer, and has been by some identified with the present ruins of Kurnub, situated on the slope of a low range of hills about 20 miles south-east of Beer-sheba.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 8. Baalath-beer] The well of the mistresses. Probably so called from some superstitious or impure worship set up there.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And all the villages that [were] round about these cities,…. Not only the suburbs adjoining to those cities which are mentioned before, but the several small distinct towns and villages, scattered up and down in the country:
to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south: this is the same with Baal in 1Ch 4:33; and with Ramath of the south, or south Ramoth, as it is called 1Sa 30:27; all these are the names of one and the same city:
this [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon,
according to their families; that is, the above named cities fell to the lot of the inheritance of the Simeonites, and were divided among them according to the number of their respective families; at least, these were the chief and principal of them; for all that they possessed are not mentioned, particularly one called Tochen, 1Ch 4:32; and another, the name of which is Etam there, unless that is thought to be the same with Ether here in Jos 19:7. Josephus says f, this tribe took by lot that part of Idumea which lay near to Egypt and Arabia.
f Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 22.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
8. All the villages All the surrounding villages and country that were subject to the cities named.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘ And all the villages which were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.’
An all inclusive statement taking in any villages not seen as already included as far as Baalath-Beer, Ramah of the Negeb. For the latter see 1Sa 30:27. The sites have not been identified to date.
“This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.” This is the official statement that followed each allocation. The fact that it is not applied to Manasseh demonstrates that it was applied at that time. Later writers would also have applied it to Manasseh.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Baalathbeer: 1Ch 4:33
Ramath: 1Sa 30:27, Ramoth
Reciprocal: Jdg 9:21 – Beer