Joshua 15:54

54 Humtah, Hebron and Zior. The total number of towns was nine. Some of them had villages near them.

Joshua 15:54 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:54

And Humtah
Of Humtah we nowhere else read;

and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron;
of Kirjatharba we read frequently; (See Gill on Joshua 14:15);

and Zior;
Jerom says ^F15, that in his time there was a village shown by the name of Sihor, between Aelia (or Jerusalem) and Eleutheropolis, in the tribe of Judah:

nine cities with their villages;
which is exactly their number, as expressed; here ends the second division, or of the cities in the hill country of Judea; a third follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 De loc. Heb. fol. 94. H.

Joshua 15:54 In-Context

52 Here's another list of towns that were given to Judah in the central hill country. Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

54 Humtah, Hebron and Zior. The total number of towns was nine. Some of them had villages near them.

55 Here's another list of towns that were given to Judah in the central hill country. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,