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Joshua 18

Joshua 18:15

Benjamin’s Inheritance · Joshua 18:11–28
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Translations

Modern
On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
Traditional
And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
Literal
And the south side is at the end of Kiriath-jearim, and the border extended on the west and went out to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
Latin
A meridie autem ex parte Cariathiarim egreditur terminus contra mare, et pervenit usque ad fontem aquarum Nephtoa.

Original

Hebrew
English
On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.

Notes

Joshua 14:1–19:51

  • The allotment of land to the tribes on the west side of the Jordan describes what God intended for each tribe to possess.

  • The one narrating the story begins this section with Caleb receiving land and ends with Joshua receiving land (14:6–15; 19:49–51). Only Caleb and Joshua had shown faith in God that Israel could conquer the land (Numbers 13:30; 14:6–9).

Joshua 13:1–21:45

  • As he had promised, God brought Israel into the land. Joshua then focused on dividing the land among Israel's tribes.

  • The tribal allowances made the covenant of the Israelites with God real. It showed the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Since God owned the land, giving it to the tribes was a gift. God gave them the land to live in and guided its distribution.

  • In these lists of tribal allowances, the author describes some borders in great detail, allowing them to be mapped. With others, they are less plainly defined.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Inheriting the Land

Places

Kiriath-jearim: A city where the ark resided Mount Ephron: Mountain on the border between Judah and Benjamin Nephtoah: A spring on the border of Judah and Benjamin

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Benjamin, Tribe of Jericho Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Nephtoah, Waters of Shiloh Tribe of Dan

Topics

Nephtoah: A Stream Between the Tribes of Judah and Benjamin Tribe of Benjamin: Census of Allotment in the land of Canaan Tribe of Benjamin: Cities and Bounds of Inheritance