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Joshua 15:47

Joshua 15:47
Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Anab,.... Of Anab; see Gill on Jos 11:21,

and Eshtemoh Jerom calls (h) Astemech, a village in the tribe of Judah, and belongs to the Jews in Daroma, and is to the north of a place called Anem,…

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

Ashdod - Called also Azotus, Act 8:40.

Unto the river of Egypt - The Pelusiac branch of the Nile, or Sihor. But see on Jos 15:4 (note).

The great sea - The Mediterranean.

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…