He gave, i.e. Joshua, as appears by comparing this with Joshua 14:6,Joshua 14:12,Joshua 14:13. Arba, or Kirjath-arba; not the city, which was the Levites’, but the territory of it, Joshua 21:13. read more
THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAHCRITICAL NOTES.—Joshua 15:1. This verse states the position of the lot of Judah in relation to the whole of Canaan; it was in the extreme south of the land. In Joshua 15:2-4 we have given the particulars of the southern border of the southern lot. Joshua 15:2. Their south border] Compare Numbers 34:3-5. The bay that looketh southward] Marg.=“the tongue.” “This tongue is the southernmost portion of the Dead Sea, reaching from the peninsula, which runs out a great distance... read more
Chapter 15So in chapter fifteen he describes the portion that was given from Judah, and he tells the borders of the land that was given to Judah, going over at one point, clear to the Mediterranean, the area of Hebron, and the area basically south of Jerusalem. Then it tells of the various villages and the cities, and all that were in the land that was given to Judah.In verse sixty-two one of the interesting cities is Engedi, which is down by the Dead Sea. It is still existing there today. It... read more
Joshua 15:1 . This then was the lot of Judah. After the arduous toils of war, Joshua entered on an administration of affairs little less difficult than the conquest itself. The country was now rather hastily divided into ten lots, keeping in view the covenant made with those who had already received inheritance on the left bank of the Jordan, and reserving the right to vary the proportion of land to the population of the tribe. The elders proceeded to the important duties of the day in the... read more
Joshua 15:13-19To him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. Othniel’s conquest of DebirI. The spirit which influenced caleb in the disposal of achsah. He sought to unite her to a man--(1) Honourable for his zeal and energy;(2) conspicuous for his bravery;(3) and willing to use his strength in the way of the Lord’s commandments.(4) It seems likely also that Caleb sought to unite his daughter to one who was in a social station akin to her own.The promise was not to the man who should first... read more
Jos 15:13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron. Ver. 13. And unto Caleb. ] See Joshua 14:13 . read more
Caleb: Joshua 14:6-Ezra :, Numbers 13:30, Numbers 14:23, Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 1:34-Zephaniah : the city of Arba: or, Kirjath-arba, Joshua 14:15 Reciprocal: Genesis 35:27 - Mamre Numbers 13:6 - Caleb Numbers 13:22 - Ahiman Joshua 10:36 - Hebron Joshua 11:21 - the Anakims Joshua 14:13 - gave unto Joshua 15:54 - Kirjatharba Joshua 21:11 - the city of Arba Judges 1:9 - afterward Judges 1:10 - Sheshai Judges 1:12 - And Caleb Judges 1:20 - they gave 1 Samuel 30:14 - Caleb 1 Chronicles 4:15 -... read more
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.He — Joshua.City of Arba — Or, Kirjath-arba. Not the city, which was the Levites, but the territory of it, chap21:13. read more
ORIGINAL LOT OF JUDAH, Joshua 15:1-63. [The tribe of Judah received the first allotment, and a very disproportionate share of the Land of Promise, for its territory embraced nearly the half of western Palestine. This original lot, however, was afterwards diminished by assigning a part of it to Simeon. Joshua 19:1. The original borders, districts, and cities of Judah are detailed with great minuteness in this chapter, and to a much greater extent than those of any other tribe. Grove suggests... read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 15:1-63
Joshua 15:1-Deuteronomy : reads rather confusedly. The statement is made that the following is the inheritance of Israel— a late writer, wishing to be more exact, says the 9½ tribes, and then proceeds to point out how the number 9½ was obtained. read more