“ And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages: ”
The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved on experience to be larger than the numbers of that tribe required. The Simeonite territory is described by its towns,...
Joshua 19:6 . Sharuhen is interesting as the city to which the Hyksos (pp. 52, 54) or Semitic Shepherd Kings fled when they were driven out of Egypt, and where they are said to have been besieged...
And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages: Beth-lebaoth - The house or city of lionesses. Probably so called from the numbers of those animals which bred there.
And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages: Sharuhen, [Septuagint renders it hoi agroi autoon, probably reading sodiyhen] - their fields, as Reland ('Palaestina') conje...
Territories of the Western Tribes Chs. 14-19 inclusive describe the allotment of territories to the Western Tribes. There are two assignments. The first, embracing Judah and Joseph, is described a...
XIX. INHERITANCE OF SIMEON ( Joshua 19:1-9 ). (1) Their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. — The southern part of the inheritance of Judah was given up to Simeon. (...
CHAPTER XXVI. THE DISTRIBUTION COMPLETED. Joshua Chs. 18, 19. AN event of great importance now occurs; the civil arrangements of the country are in a measure provided for, and it is time to set...
In this chapter we have the account of the distribution of the remainder of the land among the last six tribes- Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan. Now that all had been provided, J...
There is somewhat very interesting in the division of the lands of Canaan to the sons of Israel, both when considered as the fulfillment of the divine promises, and as typical of a better country, th...
And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen ,.... Whether the first is the same with Lebaoth, a city of Judah, Joshua 15:32 ; and with the Bethleptepha of Josephus b, and the Betholene of Pliny c, is not certain...
SIMEON WITHIN JUDAH'S BOUNDARIES (vs.1-9) Because Judah's inheritance was so large, Simeon was given a possession within Judah's borders. Simeon means "hearkening," for the one whose habit is to...
The Lot of Simeon. B. C. 1444. 1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the...
Thirteen cities, or, towns , as some of them are called. 1 Chronicles 4:32 . Nor are all Simeon's cities here numbered, for Etam is added, 1 Chronicles 4:32 , unless that were built afterw...
‘ And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, that is Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Ezem, and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah...
THE INHERITANCE OF THE REMAINING TRIBES CRITICAL NOTES Joshua 19:1-9 . THE INHERITANCE OF SIMEON.—The cities of this tribe have already been noticed under chap. Joshua 15:26-32 ; Joshua 15:4...
Joshua 19:12 . Chisloth-tabor, a town at the foot of mount Tabor; as on Hosea 5:1 . Joshua 19:29 . The strong city of Tyre. Hebrews צר sor, or rock. See note on Isaiah 23:1 . Joshua 19:3...
The part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them. A too extensive earthly portion A fine lesson for...
EXPOSITION THE LOT OF THE REMAINING TRIBES . Joshua 19:1 And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. Literally, in the midst of. ἀνὰ μέσον...
The Possession of Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan
Joshua 15:32