And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
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Gill's Exposition
And the border went up to Bethhoglah,.... A place in the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned along with Jericho, and probably near it, Jos 18:21; Jerom (a) speaks of a place called Betagla, in his time,…
Barnes' Notes
The stone of Bohan - This stone perhaps commemorated some deed of valor belonging to the wars of Joshua (compare 1Sa 7:12). The stone was erected on the slope of a hill (see the marginal reference),…
Adam Clarke
Beth-hogla - A place between Jericho and the Dead Sea, belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:21, though here serving as a frontier to the tribe of Judah.
Stone of Bohan - This must have been some…
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…
Cambridge Bible
and the border went up to Beth-hogla A point between Judah and Benjamin (Jos 18:19). A magnificent spring and a ruin between Jericho and the Jordan still bear the names of Ain-hajlaand Kŭsr Hajla, and…