Joshua 18:18

18 It passed on to the slope of Beth-arabah on the north and went down into the desert plain.

Joshua 18:18 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:18

And passed along toward the side over against Arabah
northward
The same with Betharabah, ( Joshua 15:6 ) ; and so it is called here in the Greek version:

and went down unto Arabah;
the same as before, and included it, for it is mentioned among the cities of this tribe, ( Joshua 18:22 ) .

Joshua 18:18 In-Context

16 The border went down to the foot of the mountain that is opposite the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the north part of the Rephaim Valley. It went down through the Hinnom Valley to the slope of the Jebusite city on the south. It then went down to En-rogel.

17 It turned northward. Then it went to En-shemesh and then to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the Stone of Bohan (Reuben's son).

18 It passed on to the slope of Beth-arabah on the north and went down into the desert plain.

19 The border passed on to the slope of Beth-hoglah on the north. The border ended at the north bay of the Dead Sea, at the southern mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.

20 The Jordan bordered it on the east side. This is the legacy of the Benjaminite clans according to its borders.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX and Josh 15:6; MT slope opposite the desert plain