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Joshua 15:62
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Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, with their settlements.
and Nivshan, and the `Ir-Hamelach, and `En-Gedi; six cities with their villages.
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities and their villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi. There were six towns and all their villages.
Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi—a total of six cities and their towns.
and Nibshan and the City of Salt and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
And Nibshan, and the citie of salt, & Engedi: sixe cities with their villages.
and Nibshan and the City of Salt and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
Nivshan, ‘Ir-Hamelach and ‘Ein-Gedi — six cities, together with their villages.
and Nibshan, and Ir-Hammelah, and En-gedi: six cities and their hamlets.
Jashan, Air-mehel, and En-gad; six cities with their villages.
Nibshan, Salt City, and Engedi: six cities, along with the towns around them.
and Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities and their villages.
Nibsan, and the Salt cite, and Engaddi. These are sixe cities and their vyllagies.
and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
And Nibshan, and the Town of Salt, and En-gedi; six towns with their unwalled places.
Nebsan, & the citie of Salte, & Engaddi: syxe cities with their villages.
and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi: sixe cities with their villages.
and Æochioza, and Naphlazon, and the cities of Sadon, and Ancades; seven cities, and their villages.
and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi-six cities, along with their villages.
and the citee of salt, and Engaddi, sixe citees, and `the townes of tho; `the citees weren togidere an hundrid and fiftene.
and Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-Gedi; six cities and their villages.
and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities with their villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their surrounding villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi, six cities with the towns around them.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi: six towns with their villages.
and Nibshan and the City of Salt, and En-gedi, - six cities, with their villages.
And Nebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi: six cities and their villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-ge'di: six cities with their villages.
and Nibshan and the City of Salt and Engedi; six cities with their villages.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the city of: This city was situated somewhere in the vicinity, west of the lake Asphaltites; and supposed by some to be the same as Zoar.
Engedi: En-gedi, or Hazazon-Tamar, was situated, according to Eusebius, in the desert west of the Dead Sea. Josephus says it was 300 stadia from Jerusalem, and not far from the lake Asphaltites; and consequently it could not have been far from Jericho and the mouth of the Jordan. It was celebrated for the abundance of its palm-trees. 1 Samuel 23:29, 2 Chronicles 20:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:7 - Hazezontamar Deuteronomy 11:29 - General Song of Solomon 1:14 - Engedi Matthew 3:1 - the wilderness
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Nibshan,.... Of Nibshan no mention is made elsewhere;
and the city of Salt some take to be Zoar, so called because near the salt sea, or where Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt,
Genesis 19:22; but rather this city might be so called, because salt was made here.
and Engedi, or Engaddi, is a well known place, near the salt sea;
Genesis 19:22- :. Jerom says y, there was a very large village of Jews in his time called Engaddi, near the dead sea, from whence comes the opobalsam; the same place is called Hazazontamar, from the palm trees which grew there, 2 Chronicles 20:2. It was famous for vineyards also, Song of Solomon 1:14; it lay, according to Josephus z, three hundred furlongs or about forty miles from Jerusalem:
six cities with their villages; the sum total agrees with the particulars.
y De loc. Heb. fol. 91. B. z Antiqu. l. 9. c. 1. sect. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of âthe valley,â or âthe plainâ (âShephelahâ, Joshua 15:33-47); of âthe mountainsâ Joshua 15:48-60; and of âthe wildernessâ Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only.
Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky and arid, and cannot have been at any time very thickly populated.
Joshua 15:21
Kabzeel was the native place of Benaiah 2 Samuel 23:20, who was famous as a slayer of lions. The Negeb was a principal haunt of these beasts.
Joshua 15:24
Telem may be the Telaim of 1 Samuel 15:4, where Saul mustered his army for the expedition against the Amalekites. It is possibly to be looked for at âEl-Kuseirâ, a spot where the various routes toward different parts of the Negeb converge, and which is occupied by the Arab tribe the âDhullamâ, a word identical with Telem in its consonants. Bealoth is probably the âBaalath-beer - Ramath of the southâ Joshua 19:8, and was one of the towns afterward assigned to the Simeonites. It is identified with the modern Kurnub.
Joshua 15:25
And Hezron which is Hazor - In this verse are the names of two towns only, not of four. Two places bearing the common topographical appellation, Hazor (âenclosureâ) are here mentioned and distinguished as âHazor Hadattahâ and âKerioth-Hezron,â otherwise termed Hazor, simply: the former has been identified by some with âEl-Hudheraâ; the latter is probably the modern âEl-Kuryeteinâ. Kerioth, prefixed to a name, bespeaks military occupation, as Hazor points to pastoral pursuits. The place would therefore seem to be an ancient pastoral settlement which had been fortified by the Anakims, and called accordingly Kerioth; to which name the men of Judah, after they had captured it, added that of Hezron, in honor of one of their leading ancestors (compare Genesis 46:12; Ruth 4:18). Kerioth was the home of Judas the traitor, if the ordinary derivation of Iscariot (= קר××ת ×××©× 'ıÌysh qerıÌyoÌth), i. e. man of Kerioth) be accepted: Matthew 10:4.
Joshua 15:26
Moladah is probably the modern âEl-Milhâ, and like Hazar-shual (âBerrishailâ near Gaza) ( âenclosure of foxesâ) occurs Joshua 19:2-3; 1 Chronicles 4:28, as a town belonging to Simeon, and Nehemiah 11:26-27 as a place occupied by Jews after the captivity.
Joshua 15:29-32
Baalah Joshua 19:3 is found in the modern âDeir-el-Belahâ, near Gaza. Iim, i. e. âruinous heapsâ or âconical hillsâ (Numbers 21:11 note) is by some connected with Azem; and the compound name, âIje Azemâ, is traced in El-Aujeh, in the country of the Azazimeh Arabs, in whose name the ancient Azem may perhaps be traced. Eltolad is connected with âWady-el-Thoulaâ, in the extreme south of the Negeb. Chesil appears to be the town called Bethul Joshua 19:4, and probably the Bethel 1 Samuel 30:27 situated not far from Ziklag. The name Chesil ( âfoolâ) was most likely bestowed by way of opprobrium (compare the change of Bethel, house of God, into Bethaven, house of vanity, Hosea 4:15). As Chesil signifies the group of stars known as Orion (compare Job 38:31; Amos 5:8), probably it was the worship of the heavenly bodies in particular that was carried on here. Bethel may have been the ancient name, and the spot was perhaps the very one near Beer-sheba where Abraham planted a tamarisk tree Genesis 21:33.
The place is probably âEl Khulasahâ, the Elusa of ecclesiastical writers, situated some fifteen miles southwest of Beer-sheba. Jerome testifies to the fact, that the worship of Venus as the morning star was practiced there, and Sozomen appears to be speaking of this place, when he mentions a Bethel Îηθελια BeÌthelia in the territory of Gaza, populous and famous for an ancient and splendid temple. The site of Ziklag is uncertain. Madmannah and Sansannah correspond to Beth-marcaboth ( âhouse of chariotsâ) and Hazar-susah (âhorse enclosureâ) in Joshua 19:5 1 Chronicles 4:31. The latter names point to two stations of passage on or near the high road between Egypt and Palestine, and are represented by the modern âMinyayâ and âWady-es-Sunyâ, on the caravan route south of Gaza. Shilhim or Sharuhen, Joshua 19:6, and Shaaraim 1 Chronicles 4:31 is traced in âKhirbet-es-Seramâ, near El Aujeh. Ain and Rimmon were possibly originally two towns, but in process of time became so connected as to be treated as one name Nehemiah 11:29. The place is probably the present âUm-er-Rummamim,â i. e. âmother of pomegranates,â a place about ten miles north of Beer-sheba.
Joshua 15:32
Twenty and nine - The King James Version gives 34 names. The difference is due either to the confusion by an early copyist of letters similar in form which were used as numerals; or to the separation in the King James Version of names which in the original were one (e. g. Joshua 15:25).
Joshua 15:33-47
âThe valleyâ or the Shephelah, is bounded on the south by the Negeb, on the west by the Mediterranean, on the north by the plain of Sharon, on the east by âthe mountainsâ Joshua 15:48. It is a well-defined district, of an undulating surface and highly fertile character, thickly dotted, even at the present time, with villages, which are for the most part situated on the different hills. The towns in this district, like those in the Negeb, are classed in four groups.
Joshua 15:33-36
First group of fourteen towns: these belong to the northeastern portion of the Shephelah. Eshtaol and Zoreah were afterward assigned to the tribe of Dan, and inhabited by Danites Judges 13:25; Judges 18:2, Judges 18:8,Judges 18:11. The latter place was the home of Samson Judges 13:2. It was one of the cities fortified by Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 11:10, and was re-occupied by the Jews after the captivity Nehemiah 11:29. It is probably the modern Surah. (Eshtaol has been identified with Eshua (Conder)). Both places were in later times partly populated by Judahites from Kirjath-jearim; perhaps after the departure of the colony of Danites for Dan-Laish. Zanoah is the present âZannaâ, not far from Surah. Socoh is the modern âShuweikahâ. Sharaim is perhaps to be sought in the modern âZakariyaâ. Gederah (âwallâ or âfortressâ) was a name borne with various terminations by several places.
Joshua 15:37-41
Second group of towns, containing those in the middle portion of the Shephelah, and of which some only Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:10 can be identified.
Joshua 15:42-44
Third group; towns in the south of the Shephelah. For Libnah see Joshua 10:29. Mareshah is believed to be near Beit-jibrin, the ancient âEleutheropolis.â
Joshua 15:45-47
Fourth group: the towns of the Philistine seacoast: see Joshua 13:3.
Joshua 15:48-60
This highland district extends from the Negeb on the south to Jerusalem, and is bounded by the Shephelah on the west, and the âwildernessâ Joshua 15:61-62 on the east. The mountains, which are of limestone, rise to a height of near 3,000 feet. At present, the highlands of Judah present a somewhat dreary and monotonous aspect. The peaks are for the most part barren, though crowned almost everywhere with the ruins of ancient towns, and bearing on their sides marks of former cultivation. Many of the valleys, especially toward the south, are, however, still very productive. The towns here enumerated are given in six groups.
Joshua 15:48-51
First group: towns on the southwest. Dannah (is identified with âIdnahâ (Conder)). Jattir (âAttirâ), and Eshtemoh (âSemuaâ) were priestly cities Joshua 21:14; 1 Chronicles 6:57, and the place to which David, after routing the Amalekites, sent presents 1 Samuel 30:27-28. Socoh is âSuweikeh.â
Joshua 15:52-54
Second group of nine towns, situated somewhat to the north of the last mentioned. Of these Dumah is perhaps the ruined village âEd Daumeh,â in the neighborhood of Hebron; and Beth-tappuah, i. e. âhouse of apples,â âTeffuh,â a place which has still a good number of inhabitants, is conspicuous for its olive groves and vineyards, and bears on every side the traces of industry and thrift.
Joshua 15:55-57
Third group; lying eastward of the towns named in the last two, and next to âthe wilderness.â
Joshua 15:55
The four towns retain their ancient names with but little change. Maon 1 Samuel 23:24; 1 Samuel 25:2, the home of Nabal, is to be looked for in the conical hill, âMain,â the top of which is covered with ruins. It lies eight or nine miles southeast of Hebron Carmel 1 Samuel 25:2, the modern âKurmul,â is a little to the north of âMain.â The name belongs to more than one place Joshua 12:22. Ziph gave its name to âthe wildernessâ into which David fled from Saul 1 Samuel 23:14.
Joshua 15:58, Joshua 15:59
Fourth group. Towns north of the last mentioned, of which Beth-zur and Gedor are represented by âBeit-surâ and âJedur.â
After Joshua 15:59 follows in the Greek version a fifth group of eleven towns, which appears to have dropped in very ancient times out of the Hebrew text, probably because some transcriber passed unawares from the word âvillagesâ at the end of Joshua 15:59, to the same word at the end of the missing passage. The omitted group contains the towns of an important, well-known, and populous district lying immediately south of Jerusalem, and containing such towns as Tekoah 2 Samuel 14:2; Nehemiah 3:5, Nehemiah 3:27; Amos 1:1; Bethlehem, the native town of David and of Christ Genesis 35:19; and Aetan, a Grecised form of Etam 2 Chronicles 11:6.
Joshua 15:61, Joshua 15:62
This district, including the towns in âthe wilderness,â the scene of Davidâs wanderings (1 Samuel 23:24; Psalms 63:1-11 title), and of the preaching of the Baptist Matthew 3:1, and perhaps of our Lordâs temptation Matthew 4:0, extended from the northern limit of Judah along the Dead Sea to the Negeb; it was bounded on the west by that part of âthe mountainsâ or highlands of Judah, which adjoined Bethlehem and Maon. It abounds in limestone rocks, perforated by numerous caverns, and often of fantastic shapes. It is badly supplied with water, and hence, is for the most part barren, though affording in many parts, now quite desolate, clear tokens of former cultivation. It contained only a thin population in the days of Joshua.
Joshua 15:62
âThe city of Saltâ is not mentioned elsewhere, but was no doubt connected with âthe valley of saltâ 2 Samuel 8:13. The name itself, and the mention of En-gedi (Genesis 14:7 note) suggest that its site must be looked for near the Dead Sea.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 15:62. The city of Salt — Or of Melach. This city was somewhere in the vicinity of the lake Asphaltites, the waters of which are the saltest perhaps in the world. The whole country abounds with salt: Genesis 19:25. Some suppose that it is the same as Zoar, the place to which Lot escaped after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
En-gedi — The well of the kid: it was situated between Jericho and the lake of Sodom or Dead Sea.
