Bible Commentary

And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, 45. Jehud ] may, it is thought, be still traced in the village of El-Yehudiyeh in the district of Lydda. Robinson’s Bib. Res. iii. 45. Bene-berak has not been identified; Gath-rimmon we find (ch. Jos 21:24) given to the Levites, but the site is unknown. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:45”

And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 44. Eltekeh, and Gibbethon ] occur as Levitical cities in ch. Jos 21:23. The sites are not identified; Baalath may be Deir Balt. It was fortified by Solomon (1Ki 9:18), and is placed by Josephus near Gezer. See Jos. Ant. viii. 6. 1. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:44”

And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, 43. Elon ] The site of this place is still undiscovered. For Thimnathah see above, ch. Jos 15:1; for Ekron, Jos 13:3. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 43. Thimnathah] Probably the same as Timnah. See Clarke on Jos 15:57. Ekron] A well-known city of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:43”

And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, 42. Shaalabbin ] = “ the place of foxes;” comp. the story of Samson, Jdg 15:4. It appears in 1Ki 4:9 as the home of one of David’s “mighty men.” For Ajalon see above, ch. Jos 10:12; Jethlah has not been identified. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:42”

And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, 41. And the coast ] allotted to the tribe, in spite of the numbers just mentioned, was the smallest of all. Compressed into the narrow space between the north-western hills of Judah and the Mediterranean, it was surrounded by the three most powerful … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:41”

[And] the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 40 48. The Inheritance of the Tribe of Dan 40. the seventh lot ] came out to the smallest of all the tribes, that of Dan, descended from the fifth son of Jacob. The position of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:40”

This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages. 39. This is the inheritance ] The territory appropriated to Naphtali was thus enclosed on three sides by that of other tribes. ( a) On the west was Asher, ( b) on the south … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:39”

And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. 38. Iron ] has not been identified. Migdal-el has been by some supposed to be the Magdala of Mat 15:39, the place of which is now occupied by a miserable collection of hovels known as el-Mejdel, on the western side of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:38”

And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, 37. Kedesh ] or Kedesh Naphtali ( = “ the Holy Place of Naphtali ”), see above, ch. Jos 12:22, originally, as we have seen, was a royal, and probably a sacred city of the Canaanites. It was conquered by Joshua (ch. Jos 12:22), and made subsequently “a city … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:37”

And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 36. Adamah ] is unknown, as also Ramah, which must not be mistaken for the Ramah of Jos 19:29. Hazor ] See above, Jos 11:1; Jos 11:6-10. Dr Robinson would identify it with Tel Khuraibeh, Captain Wilson and Anderson with Tel Hara. “Here were found the remains of an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:36”