Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Joshua 15:6
And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the (c) stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
(c) Which was a mark to part their countries.
And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the (c) stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
(c) Which was a mark to part their countries.
Verse Joshua 15:6. _BETH-HOGLA_] A place between Jericho and the Dead Sea, belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:21, though here serving as a frontier to the tribe of Judah. _STONE OF BOHAN_...
THE STONE OF BOHAN - This stone perhaps commemorated some deed of valor belonging to the wars of Joshua (compare 1 Samuel 7:12). The stone was erected on the slope of a hill (see the marginal referenc...
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 the border went up to Beth-hogla_ A point between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 18:19). A magnificent spring and a ruin between Jericho and the Jordan still bear the names of _Ain-hajla_and _Kŭsr Ha...
_VER._ 6, 7. _AND THE BORDER WENT UP TO BETH-HOGLAH_— This border, issuing from the north point of the Dead sea, towards the west, was formed by a line which passed by _Beth-hoglah,_ a city in the tri...
_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...
_AND THE BORDER WENT UP TO BETH-HOGLA, AND PASSED ALONG BY THE NORTH OF BETHARABAH; AND THE BORDER WENT UP TO THE STONE OF BOHAN THE SON OF REUBEN:_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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...
וְ עָלָ֤ה הַ גְּבוּל֙ בֵּ֣ית חָגְלָ֔ה וְ עָבַ
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...
_Stone. It is not certain that this was a city._...
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 THE BORDER WENT UP TO BETHHOGLAH,.... A place in the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned along with Jericho, and probably near it, Joshua 18:21; Jerom a speaks of a place called Betagla, in his time, wh...
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: Ver. 6. _To the stone of Bohan._] Which had its name...
_The end of Jordan_ The place where Jordan runs into the salt sea. _The stone of Bohan_ A place so called, not from Bohan's dwelling there, (for the Reubenites had no portion on this side Jordan,) but...
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 the border went up to Bethhogia, between Jericho and the Jordan, AND PASSED ALONG BY THE NORTH, that is, northwardly, OF BETHARABAH, not far from the northwest end of the Dead Sea; AND THE BORDER...
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...
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...
BY THE NORTH OF BETH-ARABAH, or, _on the north_, or _northward to Beth-arabah_; which place is attributed to Judah here, JOSHUA 15:61; and to Benjamin, JOSHUA 18:22; because it was a frontier town in...
Joshua 15:6 border H1366 up H5927 (H8804) Hoglah H1031 passed H5674 (H8804) north H6828 Arabah H1026 border...
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...
Genesis 50:10; Joshua 18:17; Joshua 18:19; Joshua 18:20...
The stone of Bohan — A place so called, not from Bohan's dwelling there, (for the Reubenites had no portion on this side Jordan) but from some notable exploit which he did there, though it is not reco...