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Joshua 18:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 18:14

Verse 14 of 28

Scripture focus

And the border was drawn [thence], and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that [lieth] before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this [was] the west quarter.

Joshua 18:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 18:14

Theological / Devotional

Corner of the sea. Literally, “side of the sea,” that is, the border continued on the western side. In Hebrew the word for “sea” is often used for “west” from the point of view of the Mediterranean lying to the west (see Ex. 27:12 ; 38:12). With this literal interpretation the LXX and Syriac both agree.

Kirjath-baal. The Israelites changed the name to Kirjath-jearim, “city of forests,” to blot out the remembrance of Baal (see Joshua 15:9; Num. 32:38). The west boundary of Benjamin extended to this city on the border of Judah. From there it turned eastward and touched the northern boundary of Judah, as described in ch. 15:5-9. Somewhere along the borders of Benjamin lay the hallowed spot where Rachel was buried (Gen. 35:16, 19), but the exact site of her tomb is unknown (see Additional Note to 1 Sam. 1).

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