Joshua 14:15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Before the lot was cast into the lap for the determining of the portions of the respective tribes, the particular portion of Caleb was assigned to him. He was now, except Joshua, not only the oldest man in all Israel, but was twenty years older than any of them, for all that were above twenty years old when he was forty were dead in the wilderness; it was fit therefore that this phoenix of his age should have some particular marks of honour put upon him in the dividing of the land. Now, I.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:15

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba ,.... According to Jerom F21 De loc. Heb. fol. 87. F. , it had its name of Hebron from a son or grandson of Caleb of that name, 1 Chronicles 2:42 ; and if so, then it is here, and in some other places, so called by anticipation: Kirjatharba may be rendered "the city of the four"; and had its name, as some think, from the four couple buried there, or near it, Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Leah; or from... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 14:15

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba - That is, the city of Arba, or rather, the city of the four, for thus ארבע קרית kiryath arba may be literally translated. It is very likely that this city had its name from four Anakim, gigantic or powerful men, probably brothers, who built or conquered it. This conjecture receives considerable strength from Joshua 15:14 , where it is said that Caleb drove from Hebron the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai: now... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Caleb's faithfulness and its reward. The history of Caleb seems to have a special fascination for the sacred historian. We read of him here, and in the next chapter, and in 1:1-36 . Whether this were due to his bravery, his sincerity, his hale and hearty old age, or (see note on 1:6 ) his foreign extraction, coupled with his zeal for his adopted country and tribe, or from the combination of all these, it is not necessary to decide. Sufficient to remark I. THE BRAVE MAN WINS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

Caleb. I. THE CHARACTER OF CALEB . II. THE REWARD OF CALEB . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:15

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba. Hengstenberg, according to Keil, has conclusively shown that Hebron was the original name of the city. At the time of Joshua's invasion, however, it was known as Kirjath (or "the city of ") Arba, from a giant named Arba who had conquered the city. Hebron is known as Kirjath-arba in Genesis 23:2 , but the way in which it is mentioned by Moses seems to bear out Hengstenberg's theory. The Rabbis translated "the city of four," and assert that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Joshua 14:15

Rest from war. "And the land had rest from war." I. REST FROM WAR IS ONE OF THE GREATEST EARTHLY BLESSINGS . Even if war be a necessity it is a fearful necessity. Rarely are the advantages of a successful war equal to the cost of it. Rest from war affords occasion II. UNIVERSAL REST FROM WAR WILL BE ONE OF THE CHIEF FRUITS OF THE TRIUMPH OF THE GOSPEL . Christ is the Prince of Peace. The Messianic age is prophetically described as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Joshua 14:15

A great man - literally, the great man; i. e. the renowned ancestor of the tribe, regarded as the founder of its greatness Joshua 15:13. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joshua 14:15

Joshua 14:15. Arba was a great man, &c. In stature, and strength, and dignity, and authority, as being the progenitor of Anak, the father of those famous giants called Anakims. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15

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

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