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Joshua 15:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 15:9

Verse 9 of 63

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And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which [is] Kirjathjearim:

Joshua 15:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 15:9

Theological / Devotional

Nephtoah. About 2 1/2 mi. (4 km.) northwest of Jerusalem, a short distance east of Ermnaus, and known today as Lifta.

Mount Ephron. A mountain ridge near which the road from Jerusalem to Joppa runs, on which stand the places Soba, Kartal, Kulonieh, and other small towns. The border still followed a northwest course.

Baalah. More commonly known as Kirjath-jearim. The place was evidently anciently a Canaanitish high place for the worship of Baal. It has been identified by many with the present-day town of Tell el-Azhar, a little hill village about 8 mi. (13 km.) from Jerusalem on the road to Joppa. Kirjath-jearim was the place where the ark resided for 20 years after its return by the Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1, 2).

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