Bible Commentary

All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out. 12. all the kingdom of Og in Bashan ] “With respect to the two tribes and a half beyond the Jordan, nothing is more … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:12”

And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; Verse 11. Border of the Geshurites] See Clarke on Jos 12:5. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible Maachathites; whose land God had given to the Israelites without Jordan, though they had not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:11”

And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon,…. A city he took from the Moabites, and made it his royal seat, Nu 21:26: unto the border of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:10”

From Aroer, that [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 9. and all the plain of Medeba ] Instead of “half Gilead,” as in ch. Jos 12:2, we have here “all the plain (= Mishor … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:9”

With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, [even] as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; 8 14. The Territory of the Two Tribes and a Half East of the Jordan. Its Boundaries 8. With whom ] i.e. with Manasseh. It alludes to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:8”

Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 7. Now therefore divide ] Here we have a more definite statement of the tribes amongst whom western Palestine was to be divided. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 7. The nine tribes, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:7”

All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, [and] all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 6. All the inhabitants ] In addition to those already enumerated there … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:6”

And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 5. the land of the Giblites ] i.e. the land of the inhabitants of Gebal, a name which occurs in Psa 83:7, “ Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; The Philistines with the inhabitants … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:5”

From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that [is] beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 4. from the south ] The LXX. here gives a proper name, “from Teman.” This was the former southern limit of the Avites’ territory. all the land of the Canaanites ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:4”

From Sihor, which [is] before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, [which] is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: 3. from Sihor ] = “ the Black Stream,” the usual name of the Nile. Here … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 13:3”