Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:2
2. Kings that were on the north of the mountains Heb, on the north in the mountain. Mount Hermon and its northern extension, called Anti-Libanus, are perhaps here meant. Chinneroth was a small enclosed district north of Tiberias, and by the side of the lake to which it subsequently gave the name Genesareth. See at Numbers 34:11; notes on Matthew 4:13. The valley The plain by the Mediterranean, the shephelah. See the note on Joshua 10:40. Borders of Dor The word for borders is... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 11:1-15
THE GREAT BATTLE OF MEROM, Joshua 11:1-15. [“The battle of Beth-boron is represented as the most important battle of the Conquest, because, being the first, it struck the decisive blow. But in all such struggles there is usually one last effort made for the defeated cause. This, in the subjugation of Canaan, was the battle of Merom. Round Jabin were assembled the heads of all the tribes who had not yet fallen under Joshua’s sword. As the British chiefs were driven to the Land’s End before the... read more