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Gill's Exposition
And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah. These were all cities of Judah, Jos 15:30; Eltolad is the same with Tolad, and Bethul with Bethuel, Ch1 4:29, and with Chesil, Jos 15:30, mentioned there along…
The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved on experience to be larger than the numbers of that tribe required. The Simeonite territory is described by its towns, of…
Simeon's lot was drawn after Judah's, Joseph's, and Benjamin's, because Jacob had put that tribe under disgrace; yet it is put before the two younger sons of Leah and the three sons of the handmaids.…
Eltolad See ch. Jos 15:30 and 1Ch 4:29; 1Chronicles 7. Bethul, which in the parallel lists, ch. Jos 15:30 and 1Ch 4:30, appears under the forms of Chesilor Bethuel; 8. Hormah, or Zephath (Jdg 1:17),…