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Joshua 15:42

Joshua 15:42
Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Keilah,.... The first of these is a well known city, which David saved from the hands of the Philistines, Sa1 23:1, &c. In Jerom's time it was a little village to the east of Eleutheropolis, about…

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

Libnah - See the note on Jos 10:29.

Ether - From Jos 19:7 we learn that this city was afterwards given to the tribe of Simeon.

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

Libnah Group III. consists of the places in the southern part of the hill region, and includes nine cities:

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