George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Joshua 15:2
Bay, ( lingua,) tongue. Chaldean, "a promontory," or rather a gulf. (Calmet)
Bay, ( lingua,) tongue. Chaldean, "a promontory," or rather a gulf. (Calmet)
Verse Joshua 15:2. _FROM THE BAY THAT LOOKETH SOUTHWARD_] These were the southern limits of the tribe of Judah, which commenced at the extremity of the lake Asphaltites or Dead Sea, and terminated at...
3. THE PORTION OF JUDAH CHAPTER 15 _ 1. The south-border of Judah's portion (Joshua 15:1)_ 2. The eastern and northern border (Joshua 15:5) 3. The western border (Joshua 15:12) 4. Caleb's conques...
JOSHUA 15:1 reads rather confusedly. The statement is made that the following is the inheritance of Israel a late writer, wishing to be more exact, says the 9½ tribes, and then proceeds to point out h...
_And their south border_ The general account of the position of the tribe of Judah is followed by a more particular description of its boundaries. And first _the southern boundary_is described. _from...
_Borders of Judah Joshua 15:1-12_ This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of th...
_Samson Is Denied His Wife Judges 15:1-2_ But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go into my wife into the...
_AND THEIR SOUTH BORDER WAS FROM THE SHORE OF THE SALT SEA, FROM THE BAY THAT LOOKETH SOUTHWARD:_ Their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, х_ MIQTSEEH_ (H7097)] - from the extremity, ex...
THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE TERRITORY It has been noticed that there are many incidental features in this narrative which point to a contemporary document. Thus in the lot of Judah we have a full descriptio...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 15 V1 Joshua gave land to the *tribe of Ju...
THEIR SOUTH BORDER. — The southern boundary of Judah is thus described by Conder (_Bible Handbook,_ p. 257): — “The south boundary of Judah is described from east to west, and became afterwards that o...
וַ יְהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִ קְצֵ֖ה
CHAPTER XXIV. THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAH. Joshua 15:1. JUDAH was the imperial tribe, and it was fitting that he should be planted in a conspicuous territory. Even if the republic had not been destined...
In the settlement of the nine and a half tribes, Judah was the first dealt with as being the imperial and kingly tribe. The position allocated to it was the fighting front. It was touched by enemies o...
Before the distribution of the land had gone too far, it was appropriate for Caleb to come to Joshua and remind him of the promise God had made (Numbers 14:21-24; Deuteronomy 1:35-36). Caleb says he w...
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the (a) bay that looketh southward: (a) The Hebrew word signifies tongue, by which it means either the arm of the sea that comes into t...
The particularity of Judah's lot in the statement of his boundaries, renders it unnecessary to explain it by a comment. If the Reader be fond of tracing the geographical situation of Judah's province,...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND THEIR SOUTH BORDER WAS FROM THE SHORE OF THE SALT SEA,.... Sometimes called the dead sea, the sea of Sodom, and the lake Asphaltites, which, as Jarchi observes, was southeast of the land of Israel...
And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: Ver. 2. _And their south border._] See Numbers 34:2. Where God doth, as it were, draw a map of Canaan,...
_The bay that looketh southward_ Hebrew, _the tongue;_ either a creek or arm of that sea, or a promontory, which by learned authors is sometimes called a tongue. Every sea is salt, but this had an ext...
1 The borders of the lot of Iudah. 13 Calebs portion and conquest. 16 Othniel for his valour, hath Achsah Calebs daughter to wife. 18 Shee obtaineth a blessing of her father. 21 The Cities of Iuda...
And their south border was from the shore of the Salt Sea, the Dead Sea, FROM THE BAY THAT LOOKETH SOUTHWARD, the swampy tongue or branch of the Dead Sea toward the southwest;...
The Boundaries of Judah....
THE BORDERS OF JUDAH (vs.1-12) Judah occupied the largest territory of the tribes, though later we read that Simeon's possession was within Judah's territory (ch.19:1). The boundary on the south of J...
BAY: _ Heb._ tongue...
1-12 Joshua allotted to Judah, Ephraim, and the half of Manasseh, their inheritances before they left Gilgal. Afterwards removing to Shiloh, another survey was made, and the other tribes had their por...
THE BAY, Heb. _the tongue_; by which he understands either a creek or arm of that sea; or a promontory, which by learned authors is sometimes called a _tongue_; it is not material to know which of the...
Joshua 15:2 southern H5045 border H1366 shore H7097 Salt H4417 Sea H3220 bay H3956 faces H6437 (H8802) southward...
CHAPTER 15 THE LOT OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH. In this chapter we have details given of the boundaries of ‘the lot' allocated by lot to the tribe of Judah. This is followed by the assignment of Hebron to C...
CONTENTS: Land divisions; the portion of Judah. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Caleb, Othniel, Achsah. CONCLUSION: It is no breach of God's law moderately to desire those comforts and conveniences of life...
Joshua 15:1. _This then was the lot of Judah._ After the arduous toils of war, Joshua entered on an administration of affairs little less difficult than the conquest itself. The country was now rather...
_This then was the lot of _. .. _ Judah._ THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAH Judah was the imperial tribe, and it was fitting that he should be planted in a conspicuous territory. Judah and the sons of Joseph...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 15:1 As the distribution of western lands begins, the important tribe of JUDAH receives its land first. The tribal boundaries are described (vv. Joshua 1
_THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAH_ CRITICAL NOTES.— JOSHUA 15:1. This verse states the position of the lot of Judah in relation to the whole of Canaan; it was in the extreme south of the land. In Joshua 15:...
EXPOSITION THE LOT OF JUDAH. JOSHUA 15:1 THE LOT OF THE TRIBE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH. The first twelve verses of this chapter define the boundaries of Judah. With it compare Numbers 34:3, wh
So in chapter fifteen he describes the portion that was given from Judah, and he tells the borders of the land that was given to Judah, going over at one point, clear to the Mediterranean, the area of...
Ezekiel 47:18; Ezekiel 47:8; Genesis 14:3; Isaiah 11:15; Joshua 3:16;...
The bay — Heb. the tongue: either a creek or arm of that sea; or a promontory, which by learned authors is sometimes called a tongue. Every sea is salt, but this had an extraordinary saltness, the eff...