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The Land of Judah

1 So this was the1 lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: aThe border of Edom at the bWilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary.  
2 And their asouthern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.  
3 Then it went out to the southern side of athe Ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, ascended on the south side of Kadesh Barnea, passed along to Hezron, went up to Adar, and went around to Karkaa.  
4 From there it passed atoward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.  
5 The east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the aborder on the northern quarter began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.  
6 The border went up to aBeth Hoglah and passed north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up bto the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.  
7 Then the border went up toward aDebir from bthe Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at cEn Rogel.  
8 And the border went up aby the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the bJebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley cof Rephaim northward.  
9 Then the border went around from the top of the hill to athe fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. And the border went around bto Baalah (which is cKirjath Jearim).  
10 Then the border1 turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to aTimnah.  
11 And the border went out to the side of aEkron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea.  
12 The west border was athe coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families.  

Caleb Occupies Hebron and Debir

13 aNow to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of bJudah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely, cKirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).  
14 Caleb drove out athe three sons of Anak from there: bSheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.  
Commentaries:
Matthew Henry
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Joshua 15:1-63

The borders of the lot of Judah. (1-12) Caleb's portion, His daughter's blessing. (13-19) The cities of Judah. (20-63)

Verses 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 portion assigned. In due time all God's people are settled.

Verses 13-19 Achsah obtained some land by Caleb's free grant. He gave her a south land. Land indeed, but a south land, dry and apt to be parched. She obtained more, on her request, and he gave the upper and the nether springs. Those who understand it but of one field, watered both with the rain of heaven, and the springs that issued out of the earth, countenance the allusion commonly made to this, when we pray for spiritual and heavenly blessings which relate to our souls, as blessings of the upper springs, and those which relate to the body and the life that now is, as blessings of the nether springs. All the blessings, both of the upper and the nether springs, belong to the children of God. As related to Christ, they have them freely given of the Father, for the lot of their inheritance.

Verses 20-63 Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not here find Bethlehem, afterwards the city of David, and ennobled by the birth of our Lord Jesus in it. That city, which, at the best, was but little among the thousands of Judah, micah 5:2 , except that it was thus honoured, was now so little as not to be accounted one of the cities.


 
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