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Joshua 15:41

Joshua 15:41
And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Jiphtah,.... Jiphtah is nowhere else mentioned:

and Ashnah; there was another Ashnah of this tribe, and which was in the vale also, met with already in Jos 15:33,

and Nezib was in Jerom's (a)…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Joshua 15:21-63

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 Jos 15:21-32; of “the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Beth-dagon - The house or temple of Dagon. This is a well known idol of the Philistines, and probably the place mentioned here was in some part of their territories; but the situation at present is…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 15:20-63

We have here a list of the several cities that fell within the lot of the tribe of Judah, which are mentioned by name, that they might know their own, and both keep it and keep to it, and might…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Joshua 15:33-47

Cities in the Lowland

33. in the valley i.e. the Lowland. See above, Jos 15:20, and also Jos 10:40; Jos 11:16. The places mentioned are arranged in four groups. The first of these lies in the…

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