Joshua 15:19

A south land. Heb. ‘eres hannegeb. The word negeb means “dry.” It became the word for “south” because the south of Palestine was dry and like a desert, and everything to the south of Palestine, as well, was a desert land. Caleb’s daughter was, in effect, saying to her father that he had given her a dry land, and now she wanted a field with springs of water from which she might obtain water also for the dry field. There is no doubt a lesson here for us, seeing that such an item was recorded. We too are to ask our Father for springs of blessing to water our arid hearts. When we do He too will give us a double portion, both the upper and the lower springs, which will replenish us completely.