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Joshua 19:37

Joshua 19:37
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Iron,.... Of Iron no mention is made elsewhere:

and Migdalel, which Jerom calls Magdiel, he says (m) was shown a small village, five miles from Dara, as you go to Ptolemais:

and Horem is not…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Joshua 19:35-38

The number of the fortified cities of Naphtali is remarkable, though it does not tally with the catalogue. It was no doubt good policy to protect the northern frontier by a belt of fortresses, as the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 19:32-39

Naphtali lay furthest north of all the tribes, bordering on Mount Libanus. The city of Leshem, or Liash, lay on the utmost edge of it to the north, and therefore when the Danites had made themselves…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Kedesh or Kedesh Naphtali(=" the Holy Place of Naphtali"), see above, ch. Jos 12:22, originally, as we have seen, was a royal, and probably a sacred city of the Canaanites. It was conquered by Joshua…

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