_AND THESE ARE THE COUNTRIES WHICH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL INHERITED IN THE LAND OF CANAAN, WHICH ELEAZAR THE PRIEST, AND JOSHUA THE SON OF NUN, AND THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE TRIBES OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, DISTRIBUTED FOR INHERITANCE TO THEM._ These are the countries which the children of I... [ Continue Reading ]
_BY LOT WAS THEIR INHERITANCE, AS THE LORD COMMANDED BY THE HAND OF MOSES, FOR THE NINE TRIBES, AND FOR THE HALF TRIBE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH WERE TWO TRIBES, MANASSEH AND EPHRAIM: THEREFORE THEY GAVE NO PART UNTO THE LEVITES IN THE LAND, SAVE CITIES TO DWELL IN, WITH THEIR SUBURBS FOR THEIR CATTLE AND FOR THEIR SUBSTANCE._ The children of Joseph were two tribes. Since two and one-half tribes were settled х_ M... [ Continue Reading ]
_AS THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES, SO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DID, AND THEY DIVIDED THE LAND._ THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ... DIVIDED THE LAND - i:e., they made the preliminary arrangements for the work. A considerable time was requisite for the survey and measurement.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH CAME UNTO JOSHUA IN GILGAL: AND CALEB THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH THE KENEZITE SAID UNTO HIM, THOU KNOWEST THE THING THAT THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES THE MAN OF GOD CONCERNING ME AND THEE IN KADESH-BARNEA._ Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son o... [ Continue Reading ]
_FORTY YEARS OLD WAS I WHEN MOSES THE SERVANT OF THE LORD SENT ME FROM KADESH-BARNEA TO ESPY OUT THE LAND; AND I BROUGHT HIM WORD AGAIN AS IT WAS IN MINE HEART._ I brought him word again as it was in mine heart - i:e., I gave a true, unvarnished, and unbiassed report. This incident is recorded here... [ Continue Reading ]
_NEVERTHELESS MY BRETHREN THAT WENT UP WITH ME MADE THE HEART OF THE PEOPLE MELT: BUT I WHOLLY FOLLOWED THE LORD MY GOD._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOW THEREFORE GIVE ME THIS MOUNTAIN, WHEREOF THE LORD SPAKE IN THAT DAY; FOR THOU HEARDEST IN THAT DAY HOW THE ANAKIMS WERE THERE, AND THAT THE CITIES WERE GREAT AND FENCED: IF SO BE THE LORD WILL BE WITH ME, THEN I SHALL BE ABLE TO DRIVE THEM OUT, AS THE LORD SAID._ Give me this mountain - this h... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JOSHUA BLESSED HIM, AND GAVE UNTO CALEB THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH HEBRON FOR AN INHERITANCE._ Joshua blessed him, and gave ... Hebron. Joshua, who was fully cognizant of the whole circumstances, not only admitted the claim, but in a public and earnest manner prayed for the divine blessing to succou... [ Continue Reading ]
_HEBRON THEREFORE BECAME THE INHERITANCE OF CALEB THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH THE KENEZITE UNTO THIS DAY, BECAUSE THAT HE WHOLLY FOLLOWED THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL._ Because that he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. This of course points to his faithfulness as a spy of Canaan (Numbers 14:30; Numbers 15... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE NAME OF HEBRON BEFORE WAS KIRJATH-ARBA; WHICH ARBA WAS A GREAT MAN AMONG THE ANAKIMS. AND THE LAND HAD REST FROM WAR._ Kirjath-arba - i:e., the city of Arba-a warrior among the native race remarkable for strength and stature. The verse literally rendered should stand thus: 'And the name of... [ Continue Reading ]