Josué 15:53

53 Y Janum, y Beth-tappua, y Apheca,

Josué 15:53 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:53

And Janum
Under the word "Janum", Jerom writes ^F12, there is a village called Janua, three miles from Legion to the south, but seems not to be what is written;

and Bethtappuah
is by Jerom called Bethaphu ^F13, and said to be a village in the tribe of Judah, fourteen miles beyond Raphia, as you go to Egypt, which is the border of Palestine;

and Aphekah;
Jerom speaks ^F14 of a large castle in his time called Apheca, near the town of Palestine; there were several places of the name of Aphek; (See Gill on Joshua 12:18). As for Bethtappuah, it seems to be a place which was dedicated to a deity to which apples were sacred, in memory of the apple by which mankind was seduced; there was in later times a goddess called Pomona from hence.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 De loc. Heb. fol. 92. I.
F13 Ibid. fol. 89. F.
F14 Ibid. fol. 88. D.

Josué 15:53 In-Context

51 Y Gosén, y Olón, y Gilo; once ciudades con sus aldeas.

52 Arab, y Dumah, y Esán,

53 Y Janum, y Beth-tappua, y Apheca,

54 Y Humta, y Chîriath-arba, que es Hebrón, y Sior; nueve ciudades con sus aldeas.

55 Maón, Carmel, y Ziph, y Juta,