約書亞記 15:1-3 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 15:2

The shore of the salt sea. Literally, the extremity, i.e; the south extremity. From the bay. Literally, tongue . The LXX . translates by λοφία , ridge. The whole southern portion of the sea is cut off from the rest by a peninsula near Kerak, the ancient Kit of Moab. It is called the Lisan. Whoever was the writer of the Book of Joshua, these details prove him to have had an accurate acquaintance with the geography of Palestine. He was no priestly inventor of fables attached to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 15:3

And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim . Or, perhaps, and it went to the southward of Maaleh-acrabbim, translated in Numbers 34:4 , "the ascent of Acrabbim." The literal meaning of Maaleh-acrabbim is Scorpion Rise (see 1:36 ). Keil thinks that it was a pass in the Mount Halak, or the Smooth Mountain, mentioned in Joshua 11:17 , Joshua 12:7 . "De Saulcy suggests the Wady Zouara, and testifies to the scorpions found under every pebble". And Ainsworth, 'Travels in Asia... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 15:1

The inheritance of the tribe of Judah is described first by its general boundaries on all four sides Joshua 15:1-12; then reference is again made, for the sake of completeness, to the special inheritance of Caleb which lay within these boundaries Joshua 15:13-20; and lastly a list of the towns is given Joshua 15:21-63. Consult the marginal references. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 15:1

Joshua 15:1. This then was the lot For the general understanding of this business of casting lots, it must be observed, 1st, That it was transacted with great seriousness and solemnity, in God’s presence, with prayer and appeal to him for the decision of the matter. 2d, That although an exact survey of this land was not taken till afterward, Joshua 18:4-5; yet there was, and must needs be, a general description of it, and a division thereof into nine parts and a half; which, as far as they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 15:2

Joshua 15:2. The bay that looketh southward Hebrew, the tongue; either a creek or arm of that sea, or a promontory, which by learned authors is sometimes called a tongue. Every sea is salt, but this had an extraordinary saltness, the effect of that fire and brimstone which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 15:1-63

The tribe of Judah (14:6-15:63)By far the largest portions of Canaan went to the chief tribes, those of Judah and Joseph (cf. Genesis 49:8-12,Genesis 49:22-26). Judah received almost the whole of southern Canaan, and Joseph received almost the whole of central Canaan.Caleb received his special inheritance within the area given to his tribe, Judah. Here he proved that his expression of faith made forty-five years earlier was not mere words. At that time he and Joshua alone in Israel believed... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 15:1

the lot. See note on Joshua 14:1 . children = sons. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joshua 15:3

fetched a compass. English idiom. Hebrew turned about. Compare Acts 28:13 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joshua 15:1

This chapter deals with the actual division of the land of Canaan. Judah, as we have seen, was first by right of Jacob's blessing, and here we have an outline of the borders of Judah's territory in ideal terms Joshua 15:1-12), an account of Caleb's occupation of Hebron and Debir (Joshua 15:13-19), and a statistical list of the cities awarded to Judah (Joshua 15:20-63).OUTLINE OF JUDAH'S TERRITORY"And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Joshua 15:1

Ver. 1. This then was the lot of the tribe of—Judah— In one of the following chapters we see, that the first care of Joshua, Eleazar, and the princes appointed to divide the conquered country, was, to have a plan of the whole drawn out, and to divide it into nine parts and a half, as equally as possible, calculating the extent and goodness of the district. This done, they cast lots in the manner before described, Numbers 26:53-56.; and the lot first assigned a portion to the tribe of Judah; as... read more