Josué 19:15

15 De plus, Katthath, Nahalal, Schimron, Jideala, Bethléhem. Douze villes, et leurs villages.

Josué 19:15 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:15

And Kattath, and Nahallal
Of the two first of these we read nowhere else, but in ( Joshua 21:34 Joshua 21:35 ) ( Judges 1:30 ) ;

and Shimron
was a royal city, the king of which Joshua took and hanged, ( Joshua 11:1 ) ( 12:20 ) ;

and Idalah
is a place Bochart conjectures ^F20 where the goddess Venus was worshipped, Idalia being one of her names;

and Bethlehem
is a different place from that which was the birthplace of our Lord, called Bethlehem of Judah, to distinguish it from this:

twelve cities with their villages;
more are named, but some of them belonged to other tribes, and only lay on the borders of this; and others might not be properly cities, but small towns.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Canaan, l. 1. c. 3. col. 356.

Josué 19:15 In-Context

13 De là elle passait à l'orient par Guittha-Hépher, par Ittha-Katsin, continuait à Rimmon, et se prolongeait jusqu'à Néa.

14 Elle tournait ensuite du côté du nord vers Hannathon, et aboutissait à la vallée de Jiphthach-El.

15 De plus, Katthath, Nahalal, Schimron, Jideala, Bethléhem. Douze villes, et leurs villages.

16 Tel fut l'héritage des fils de Zabulon, selon leurs familles, ces villes-là et leurs villages.

17 La quatrième part échut par le sort à Issacar, aux fils d'Issacar, selon leurs familles.