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Joshua 12:13
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the king of Debir one
the king of Devir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
Debir, Geder,
the king of Debir (one), the king of Geder (one),
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The King of Debir, one: the King of Geder, one:
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of D'vir, the king of Geder,
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, the king of Geder,
The king of Debir, one; the king of Hirmah, one;
Debir, Geder,
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the kynge of Debir, the kynge of Geder,
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Dabir, one: the king of Gader, one:
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir, one: the king of Geder, one:
the king of Dabir, the king of Gader:
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the kyng of Dabir, oon; the kyng of Gader, oon;
The king of Debir, one; The king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
The king of Debir The king of Geder
There was the king of Debir, the king of Geder,
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The king of Debir, one, the king of Geder, one,
The king of Dabir one, the king of Gader one,
the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
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the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Debir: Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:38
Geder: Joshua 15:36
Reciprocal: Joshua 21:15 - Debir 1 Chronicles 4:39 - Gedor 1 Chronicles 6:58 - Debir
Cross-References
And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you."
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
Abram traveled through the land to the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will allow you to live.
Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared."
Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
Didn't Abraham tell me, 'She is my sister'? And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands."
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister." For he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," since he thought to himself, "The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The king of Debir, one,.... The same with Kirjathsepher, of which place, :-;
the king of Geder, one: Jerom h seems to confound this with the tower of Eder, beyond which Jacob pitched his tent, Genesis 35:21; and he speaks of a Gaddera in the tribe of Judah, in his time a village belonging to the country about Aelia or Jerusalem, and of Gahedur in the tribe of Judah, a large village, ten miles from Diospolis or Lydda, as you go to Eleutheropolis: it seems to be the same with Gederah, Joshua 15:36, or Gedor, Joshua 15:58.
h De loc. Heb. fol. 92. A. B.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The names of the kings are given in the order of their actual encounter with Joshua. Those enumerated in Joshua 12:10-18 either belonged to the league of the southern Canaanites (Joshua 10:1 ff), the power of which was broken in the battle of Beth-horon, or were at any rate conquered in the campaign following that battle. Those mentioned in Joshua 12:19-24 were in like manner connected with the northern confederates (Joshua 11:1 ff), who were defeated at the Waters of Merom.
Joshua 12:13-20
The identification of several of these places is still uncertain: the same name (e. g. Aphek, Joshua 12:18) being applied to various places in various parts of Palestine. Geder, or Gedor Joshua 15:58, a city in the mountain district in the south of the territory of Judah, is no doubt the modern “Jedur”.
Joshua 12:21
Taanach - A Levitical town Joshua 21:25 in the territory of Issachar, but assigned to the Manassites (Joshua 17:11; Compare 1 Chronicles 7:29), is identified with “Taanuk”. It was here that Barak encountered the host of Sisera Judges 5:19. Megiddo was near it, and is thought to have been “el Lejjun” (the Roman Legion), (or Mujedd’a (Conder)).
Joshua 12:22
Kedesh - i. e. Kedesh Naphtali, a city of refuge, a Levitical city, and the home of Barak Judges 9:6.
Jokneam - A Levitical city in the territory of Zebulon Joshua 19:11; perhaps the modern “Kaimon”. “Tell Kaimon” is a conspicuous and important position, commanding the main pass across the ridge of Carmel from Phoenicia to Egypt. This famous mountain range (about 15 miles long) no doubt received the name Carmel (the word means “a fruitful field” as opposed to “wilderness”) as descriptive of its character; and thus the name became an emblem of beauty and luxuriance (Isaiah 35:2; Song of Solomon 7:5, etc.). Its highest part, about 4 miles from Tell Kaimon, is nearly 1,750 feet above the sea. Its modern name, “Jebel Mar Elias”, preserves still that association with the great deeds of Elijah, from which Carmel derives its chief Biblical interest. Mount Carmel was probably, like Lebanon, from very ancient Canaanite times, regarded as especially sacred; and since the altar of the Lord repaired by Elijah 1 Kings 18:30 was an old one which had been broken down, Carmel was probably no less esteemed by the Israelites also. In later times the caves which abound toward the western bluffs of the range have been frequented by Christian, Jewish, and Mussulman anchorites. The order of Carmelite or barefooted friars took its rise from the convent founded by Louis, which still crowns the western headland.
Joshua 12:23
The king of the nations - See Genesis 14:1 and note. It means king of certain mixed and probably nomadic tribes, which regarded Gilgal Joshua 9:19 as their center and capital.
Joshua 12:24
Tirzah - This place, the capital of Jeroboam and his successors until the clays of Omri (1Ki 14:17; 1 Kings 15:21, etc.), is identified by some with “Tulluzah”, a town 3 miles northeast of Nablous, (by others with Teiasir).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 12:13. The king of Geder — Probably the same with Gedor, Joshua 15:58; it was situated in the tribe of Judah.
