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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.  
15 Then ahe went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher).  
16 aAnd Caleb said, “He who1 attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”  
17 So aOthniel the bson of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him cAchsah his daughter as wife.  
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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