Josua 19:8

8 und alle Dörfer, die rings um diese Städte liegen, bis Baalath-Beer, das ist Süd-Ramath. Das war das Erbteil des Stammes der Kinder Simeon, nach ihren Geschlechtern.

Josua 19:8 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:8

And all the villages that [were] round about these cities
Not only the suburbs adjoining to those cities which are mentioned before, but the several small distinct towns and villages, scattered up and down in the country:

to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south:
this is the same with Baal in ( 1 Chronicles 4:33 ) ; and with Ramath of the south, or south Ramoth, as it is called ( 1 Samuel 30:27 ) ; all these are the names of one and the same city:

this [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon,
according to their families;
that is, the above named cities fell to the lot of the inheritance of the Simeonites, and were divided among them according to the number of their respective families; at least, these were the chief and principal of them; for all that they possessed are not mentioned, particularly one called Tochen, ( 1 Chronicles 4:32 ) ; and another, the name of which is Etam there, unless that is thought to be the same with Ether here in ( Joshua 19:7 ) . Josephus says ^F6, this tribe took by lot that part of Idumea which lay near to Egypt and Arabia.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 22.

Josua 19:8 In-Context

6 und Beth-Lebaoth und Scharuchen: dreizehn Städte und ihre Dörfer;

7 Ain, Rimmon und Ether und Aschan: vier Städte und ihre Dörfer;

8 und alle Dörfer, die rings um diese Städte liegen, bis Baalath-Beer, das ist Süd-Ramath. Das war das Erbteil des Stammes der Kinder Simeon, nach ihren Geschlechtern.

9 Von der Meßschnur der Kinder Juda war das Erbteil der Kinder Simeon; denn das Teil der Kinder Juda war zu groß für sie, und so erhielten die Kinder Simeon ihr Erbteil mitten in ihrem Erbteil.

10 Und das dritte Los kam herauf für die Kinder Sebulon, nach ihren Geschlechtern. Und die Grenze ihres Erbteils war bis Sarid;