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Joshua 15:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 15:13

Verse 13 of 63

Scripture focus

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.

Joshua 15:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 15:13

Theological / Devotional

Unto Caleb. See on ch. 14:12. The verb should probably be translated as “had given” (see ch. 14:13). This paragraph also occurs in Judges 1:10-15 with slight variations, where the narrator is probably copying from this earlier narrative with his own minor variations. It can hardly represent, as some have held, two phases of the capture of Hebron, as the same circumstances attend each narration.

It is remarkable that Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, mentioned more than 40 years before when the 12 spies went up from Kadesh-barnea (Num. 13:22), are apparently living. It has been thought that these were the names of three clans of the Anakim, rather than personal names.

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