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Joshua 19:2

And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Amam;   Beer-Sheba;   Sheba;   Simeon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Simeon, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Beer-Sheba;   Dan;   Simeon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Beersheba;   Moladah;   Sheba;   Simeon, the Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Beersheba;   Israel;   Judah;   Moladah;   Sheba (2);   Simeon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beer-Sheba;   Moladah;   Shema;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beersheba;   Jerahmeel;   Joshua;   Moladah;   Negeb,;   Sheba;   Simeon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Beersheba ;   Moladah ;   Sheba ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Beer-sheba;   Judah territory of;   Sheba;   Simeon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Be-Er'-Sheba,;   Mol'adah;   She'ba,;   Sim'eon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beersheba;   Jeshua;   Joshua (2);   Joshua, Book of;   Moladah;   Negeb;   Sheba (2);   Shema (1);   Simeon (1);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Beer-sheba;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Beer-Sheba;   Negeb;   Palestine;   Simeon, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Their inheritance included
Hebrew Names Version
They had for their inheritance Be'er-Sheva, or Sheva, and Moladah,
King James Version
And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
Lexham English Bible
And they had as their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
English Standard Version
And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
New Century Version
They received Beersheba (also called Sheba), Moladah,
New English Translation
Their assigned land included Beer Sheba, Moladah,
Amplified Bible
So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah,
New American Standard Bible
So they had in their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe they had in their inheritance, Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
Legacy Standard Bible
So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah,
Contemporary English Version
In one region of Simeon's tribal land there were the following thirteen towns with their surrounding villages: Beersheba, Shema, Moladah, Hazar-Shual, Balah, Ezem, Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susah, Beth-Lebaoth, and Sharuhen.
Complete Jewish Bible
For their inheritance they had Be'er-Sheva, Sheva, Moladah,
Darby Translation
And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
Easy-to-Read Version
This is the land that was given to that tribe: Beersheba (also called Sheba), Moladah,
George Lamsa Translation
And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, Sheba, Moladah,
Good News Translation
It included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
Literal Translation
And they had for their inheritance, Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And to their enheritaunce they had Beer Seba, Molada,
American Standard Version
And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they had in their inheritaunce, Beersabe, Sabe, and Moladah,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba with Sheba, and Moladah;
King James Version (1611)
And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And their lot was Beersabee, and Samaa, and Caladam,
English Revised Version
And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah;
Berean Standard Bible
and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
in the myddis of possessioun of the sones of Juda, was Bersabee, and Sabee,
Young's Literal Translation
and they have in their inheritance Beer-Sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
Update Bible Version
And they had for their inheritance Beer-sheba, and Shema, and Moladah,
Webster's Bible Translation
And they had in their inheritance, Beer-sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah.
World English Bible
They had for their inheritance Beersheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,
New King James Version
They had in their inheritance Beersheba (Sheba), Moladah,
New Living Translation
Simeon's homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
New Life Bible
They had in their land the cities of Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
New Revised Standard
It had for its inheritance Beer-sheba, Sheba, Moladah,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they had for their inheritance, - Beer-sheba or Sheba, and Moladah,
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the midst of the possession of the children of Juda: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada
Revised Standard Version
And it had for its inheritance Beer-sheba, Sheba, Mola'dah,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah,

Contextual Overview

1 And the second heritage came out for the tribe of Simeon by their families; and their heritage was in the middle of the heritage of the children of Judah. 2 And they had for their heritage Beer-sheba and Shema and Moladah 3 And Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem 4 And Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah 5 And Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah 6 And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen towns with their unwalled places; 7 Ain, Rimmon, and Ether and Ashan; four towns with their unwalled places; 8 And all the unwalled places round about these towns as far as Baalath-beer-ramah to the south. This is the heritage of the tribe of Simeon by their families. 9 The heritage of Simeon was taken out of Judah's stretch of land, for Judah's part was more than they had need of, so the heritage of the children of Simeon was inside their heritage.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Beersheba: Sheba

and Moladah: Joshua 15:28, Genesis 21:31, 1 Chronicles 4:28-30, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Nehemiah 11:26-30

Cross-References

Genesis 18:4
Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:
Genesis 19:17
And when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.
Genesis 19:21
And he said, See, I have given you your request in this one thing more: I will not send destruction on this town.
Genesis 19:28
And looking in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and the lowland, he saw the smoke of the land going up like the smoke of an oven.
Genesis 19:29
So it came about that when God sent destruction on the towns of the lowland, he kept his word to Abraham, and sent Lot safely away when he put an end to the towns where he was living.
Acts 16:15
And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.
Hebrews 13:2
Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they had in their inheritance Beersheba and Sheba,.... Or, Beersheba, that is, Sheba; for so the particle "vau" is sometimes used z, and must be so used here; or otherwise, instead of thirteen, it will appear that there are fourteen cities, contrary to the account of them, Joshua 19:6; so Kimchi and Ben Melech make them one city. And it may be observed, that in the enumeration of the cities of Simeon, 1 Chronicles 4:28; Sheba is left out, and only Beersheba is mentioned; which, was a well known place in, the farthest border of the land of Israel southward, and the reason of its name is manifest, Genesis 21:31;

Genesis 21:31- :;

and Moladah; another of the cities of Judah, Joshua 15:26.

z Vid. Noldium, p. 280. No. 1200.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved on experience to be larger than the numbers of that tribe required. The Simeonite territory is described by its towns, of which fourteen were in the Negeb, and four others Joshua 19:7 partly in the Negeb and partly in “the valley.” On the narrow confines here assigned to Simeon, and its insignificant position altogether among the Twelve tribes, see Deuteronomy 33:6 note.

Joshua 19:6

Thirteen - Fourteen names have been given. The error is probably due to the use of letters for numbers, which has led to many similar mistakes in other places (see Joshua 15:32).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 19:2. Beer-sheba — The well of the oath. Genesis 21:31.


 
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