Joshua 18:18

18 Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah ^[a] and went down into the valley.

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 Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.

17 From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

18 Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.

19 The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.

20 On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

Footnotes

• [a]. LXX; Hebrew slope facing the Arabah