1-12 The borders of the lot Judah 13-15 Caleb's portion and conquest 16,17 Othniel, for his valour, hath Achsah, Caleb's daughter, to wife 18-20 She obtains a blessing of her father 21-62 The cities of Judah 63 The Jebusites unconquered

A.M. 2561 B.C. 1443
This then was the lot The geography of the sacred writings presents many difficulties, occasioned by the changes which Canaan has undergone, especially for the last 2000 years. Many of the ancient towns and villages have had their names so totally changed that their former appellations are no longer discernible; several lie buried under their own ruins, and others have been so long destroyed that not a vestige of them remains. On these accounts it is very difficult to ascertain the precise situation of many places mentioned in these chapters; but this cannot in any measure affect the truth of the narrative. Jos 14:2 Nu 26:55,56

even to the Nu 33:36,37 34:3-5 Eze 47:19

2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

the salt sea Jos 3:16 Ge 14:3 Nu 34:3 Eze 47:8,18

bay [heb] tongue Isa 11:15

3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

Maaleh-acrabbim. or, the going up to Acrabbim Nu 34:4 Jud 1:36

Zin Ge 14:7 Nu 20:1 32:8

Adar Probably the same as Hazar-addar Nu 34:4

Karkaa Supposed to be the Coracea of Ptolemy, in Arabia Petraea Eusebius places a castle called Cararia at the distance of a day's journey from Petra.

4 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.

Azmon The last city they possessed towards Egypt; east of the River of Egypt or Rhinocorura Nu 34:5

river Jos 13:3 Ex 23:31

5 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

Nu 34:12

6 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:

Beth-hogla Probably the Bethagla mentioned by Jerome is the same as the `threshing floor of Atad,' (Ge 50:10) situated three miles from jericho, and two from Jordan; and belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, though serving as a frontier to the tribe of Judah. Jos 18:19,20

the stone Jos 18:17

7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

Debir Jos 14:15 10:38,39

the valley Jos 7:26 Isa 65:10 Ho 2:5

Gilgal Jos 4:19 5:9,10 10:43

Adummim A town and mountain of Benjamin (Jos 18:17) near Jericho, towards Jerusalem.

En-shemesh Situated east of Jerusalem, on the confines of Judah and Benjamin.

En-rogel Supposed to be the same as the fountain of Siloam, east of Jerusalem, at the foot of mount Zion. 2Sa 17:17 1Ki 1:9

8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

valley of the son A valley near to Jerusalem Jos 18:16 2Ki 23:10 2Ch 28:3 Jer 7:31,32 19:2,6,14

the Jebusite Jos 15:63 18:28 Jud 1:8,21 19:10

valley of the giants Situated apparently west of jerusalem and mount Moriah Jos 18:16 2Sa 5:18,22 Isa 17:5

the valley of Rephaim

9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:

Nephtoah Jos 18:15

Baalah A city near Bethshemesh, and, according to Eusebius, nine miles from Jerusalem, in going towards Diospolis. 2Sa 6:2 1Ch 13:6

Kirjath-jearim Jos 9:17 Jud 18:12

10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

Beth-shemesh Placed by Eusebius ten miles east Eleutheropolis, towards Nicopolis. 1Sa 6:12-21

Timnah Jos 15:57 Ge 38:13 Jud 14:1,5

11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

Ekron Jos 15:45 19:43 1Sa 5:10 7:14 2Ki 1:2,3,6,16

mount Baalah Jos 19:44

12 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

the great sea Jos 15:47 Nu 34:6,7 De 11:24 Eze 47:20

13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.

Caleb Jos 14:6-15 Nu 13:30 14:23,24 De 1:34-36

the city of Arba., or Kirjath-arba Jos 14:15

14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Jos 10:36,37 11:21 Nu 13:22,23 Jud 1:10,20

15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.

Jos 10:3,38 Jud 1:11-13

16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

Jud 1:6,12,13

17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

Othniel Jud 1:13 3:9,11

Kenaz Jos 14:6 Nu 32:12

Achsah 1Ch 2:49

18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

she lighted Ge 24:64 1Sa 25:32

19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.

Give me Jud 1:14,15

a blessing Ge 33:11 De 33:7 1Sa 25:27 2Co 9:5

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

Ge 49:8-12 De 33:7

21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

Kabzeel Ne 11:25

Eder Ge 35:21

22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

Kedesh Jos 12:22 Nu 33:37 De 1:19

Hazor the LXX. read (), for Hazar-Ithnan, regarding these two as one city.

24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Ziph Eusebius and Jerome say, that Ziph was a village in their time eight miles east from Hebron. 1Sa 23:14,19,24 Ps 54:1

Telem 1Sa 15:4

25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

Hazor Or rather Gazar-hadattah, or, as the LXX., Alexandrain, and Vulgate render (), Asor nova, `New Hazor,' to distinguish it from the preceding (verse 28,) and following.

Hazor Eusebius and Jerome say it was a village in their time, on the eastern confines of Askelon.

Kerioth Or, rather, Kerioth-Hezron: LXX. () the cities (city) of Hezron.

26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

Moladah Probably the same as Malatha, a city frequently mentioned by Eusebius; from whom it appears to have been situated in the southern border of Judah, about twenty miles from Hebron. 1Ch 4:28

27 And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,

Hazar-gaddah This is apparently the city which Eusebius calls (); which he says, was, in his time, a town situated between Askalon and Ashdod.

Beth-palet Ne 11:26

28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

Hazar-shual Jos 19:3 1Ch 4:28

Beer-sheba Jos 19:2 Ge 21:14,31-33 26:33

Bizjoth
jah
Instead of Bizjothjah, the LXX read, `and their towns and villages.'

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

Baalah Jos 15:9-11 19:3

Azem 1Ch 4:29

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

Hormah Jos 19:4 Nu 14:45 De 1:44 Jud 1:17

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

Ziklag Jos 19:5 1Sa 27:6 30:1 1Ch 12:1

32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:

Ain Probably the () of Eusebius, four miles from Hebron Nu 34:11

Rimmon Ne 11:29

33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

Eshtaol This town is placed by Eusebius ten mile from Eleutheropolis, towards Nicopolis: and it is supposed to be a wretched village, called Esdad, about 15 miles south of Yebna. Jos 19:41 Nu 13:23 Jud 13:25 16:31

Zoreah A town near to Eshtaol, placed at ten miles' distance N. of Eleuteropolis by Eusebius.

34 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

Tappuah Jos 15:53 12:17

35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

Jarmuth Jos 10:3,23 12:11 Ne 11:29

Adullam Jos 12:15 1Sa 22:1 Mic 1:15

Socoh Eusebius says, there were two cities of Socoh, an upper and lower, nine miles from Eleutheropolis, towards jerusalem Jos 15:48 1Sa 17:1 1Ch 4:18

Azekah Eusebius and Jerome say there was a town of this name in their time, between Jerusalem and Eleutheropolis Jos 10:10 1Sa 17:1

36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

Sharaim 1Sa 17:52

Adithaim Eusebius mentions two cities, called Adatha, one towards Gaza, and the other east of Lydda.

and Gede-rothaim. or, or
fourteen cities There are fifteen in all; but the two last seem to be only two names of the same city.

37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,

38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

Mizpeh Ge 31:48,49 Jud 20:1 21:5 1Sa 7:5,6,16 10:17

Joktheel 2Ki 14:7

39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

Lachish Jos 10:3,31,32 12:11 2Ki 18:14,17 19:8

Bozkath 2Ki 22:1

Eglon Jos 10:3 12:12

40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

Makkedah Jos 10:21,28 12:16

42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

Libnah Jos 10:29 12:15 2Ki 8:22

Ether Jos 19:7

43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:

Keilah 1Sa 23:1

Achzib Ge 38:5 Mic 1:13

Mareshah Mic 1:15

45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

Ekron Jos 13:3 1Sa 5:10 6:17 Am 1:8 Zep 2:4 Zec 9:5-7

46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:

near [heb] by the place of 2Ch 26:6 Ne 13:23,24 Isa 20:1 Am 1:8

47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:

Gaza Jud 16:1-21 Jer 47:1,5 Am 1:6,7 Zep 2:4 Ac 8:26

the river Jos 15:4 13:3 Ex 23:31 Nu 34:5,6

48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

Jattir Jos 21:14

49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,

Kirjath-sannah Jos 15:15 Jud 1:11

50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

Goshen Jos 10:41 11:16

Giloh 2Sa 15:12

52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

Dumah Isa 21:11

53 And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,

Janum. or, Janus

54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:

Kirjath-arba Jos 15:13 14:15 Ge 23:2

55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

Maon 1Sa 23:25 25:2,7 2Ch 26:10 Isa 35:2

Carmel
Ziph Jos 15:24 1Sa 23:14,15 26:1,2

56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:

Timnah Jos 15:10 Ge 38:12 Jer 14:1

58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,

Gedor 1Ch 4:39

59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:

60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

Kirjath-baal Jos 18:14 1Sa 7:1

61 In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,

Beth-arabah Jos 15:6 18:18

62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.

the city of This city was situated somewhere in the vicinity, west of the lake Asphaltites; and supposed by some to be the same as Zoar.

En-gedi En-gedi, or Hazazon-Tamar, was situated, according to Eusebius, in the desert west of the Dead Sea. Josephus says it was 300 stadia from Jerusalem, and not far from the lake Asphaltites; and consequently it could not have been far from Jericho and the mouth of the Jordan. It was celebrated for the abundance of its palm-trees. 1Sa 23:29 2Ch 20:2

63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

Jud 1:8,21 2Sa 5:6-9 1Ch 11:4-8 Ro 7:14-21