Joshua 18:18

18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah^[a] and on down into the Arabah.

Joshua 18:18 in Other Translations

18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

18 and passing on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah.

18 From there it passed along the north side of the slope overlooking the Jordan Valley. The border then went down into the valley,

18 continued toward the north flank of Beth Arabah, then plunged to the Arabah.

18 Then it went north to the slope opposite the Jordan Valleyand proceeded 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 The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim. It continued down the Hinnom Valley along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.

17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth, which faces the Pass of Adummim, and ran down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah and on down into the Arabah.

19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.

20 The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side. These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.

Cross References

• 1. S Joshua 15:6
• 2. S Joshua 11:2

Footnotes

• [a]. Septuagint; Hebrew "slope facing the Arabah"