Joshua 15:1-6

Judah's Inheritance

1 Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south of the wilderness of Zin to the border of Edom.

2 Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bay^[a]

3 and went south of the ascent of Akrabbim,^[b] proceeded to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, ascended to Addar, and turned to Karka.

4 It proceeded to Azmon and to the Brook of Egypt and so the border ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This is your^[c] southern border.

5 Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan.^[d] The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

6 It ascended to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and ascended to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

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Joshua 15:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 15

In this chapter are related the boundaries of the lot of the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:1-12; and the assignment of Hebron to Caleb, from whence he drove out the giants, and of Debir, which was taken by Othniel his brother, to whom, on that account, he gave his daughter in marriage, who made a further request to her father, which was granted, Jos 15:13-19; and then follows an account of the several cities by name, which fell to the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:20-63.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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[a]. Lit Sea at the tongue that turns southward
[b]. Lit of scorpions
[c]. LXX reads their
[d]. The southern end of the Jordan River at the Dead Sea

Joshua 15:1-6

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Judah's Inheritance

Joshua 15:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 15

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