Joshua 15:54

54 And Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron), and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places.

Joshua 15:54 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:54

And Humtah
Of Humtah we nowhere else read;

and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron;
of Kirjatharba we read frequently; (See Gill on Joshua 14:15);

and Zior;
Jerom says ^F15, that in his time there was a village shown by the name of Sihor, between Aelia (or Jerusalem) and Eleutheropolis, in the tribe of Judah:

nine cities with their villages;
which is exactly their number, as expressed; here ends the second division, or of the cities in the hill country of Judea; a third follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 De loc. Heb. fol. 94. H.

Joshua 15:54 In-Context

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan;

53 And Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah;

54 And Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron), and Zior; nine towns with their unwalled places.

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah;

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah;