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Joshua 15:3

Joshua 15:3
And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it went out to the south side of Maalehacrabbim,.... Or the ascent of Akrabbim, as it is called; see Gill on Num 34:4,

and passed along to Zin, and ascended upon the south side unto…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Maaleh-acrabbim - The ascent of the Mount of Scorpions, probably so called from the multitude of those animals found in that place.

Kadesh-barnea - This place was called Enmishpat, Gen 14:7. It was on…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 15:1-12

Judah and Joseph were the two sons of Jacob on whom Reuben's forfeited birth-right devolved. Judah had the dominion entailed on him, and Joseph the double portion, and therefore these two tribes were…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

and it went out to the south From this point the border ran in a tolerably direct course towards the south side of Maaleh-acrabbim, "the ascent of scorpions," "the stiyinge vp of Scorpion," Wyclif;…

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