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Verse Joshua 15:16. _WILL I GIVE ACHSAH MY DAUGHTER_] In ancient
times fathers assumed an absolute right over their children,
especially in disposing of them in marriage; and it was customary for
a _...
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3. THE PORTION OF JUDAH
CHAPTER 15
_ 1. The south-border of Judah's portion (Joshua 15:1)_
2. The eastern and northern border (Joshua 15:5)
3. The western border (Joshua 15:12)
4. Caleb's conques...
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JOSHUA 15:1 reads rather confusedly. The statement is made that the
following is the inheritance of Israel a late writer, wishing to be
more exact, says the 9½ tribes, and then proceeds to point out h...
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The Request of Achsah, Daughter of Caleb
13. _And unto Caleb_ This section, from Joshua 15:13-19, is repeated
with slight alterations almost verbatim in Judges 1:10-20. The two
sections are probably d...
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_to him will I give Achsah my daughter_ So Saul promised to the victor
over Goliath to "give him his daughter" (1 Samuel 17:25), and
undertook if David was valiant for him to give him to wife his elde...
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_VER._ 16, 17. _AND CALEB SAID,_ &C.— To encourage his troops to
take _Debir,_ Caleb, at the head of the army, declared publicly, that
he would give his daughter in marriage to whoever undertook and
s...
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_Caleb's Inheritance Joshua 15:13-19_
13 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 f...
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_AND CALEB SAID, HE THAT SMITETH KIRJATH-SEPHER, AND TAKETH IT, TO HIM
WILL I GIVE ACHSAH MY DAUGHTER TO WIFE._
He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher - or Kirjath-sannah (Joshua 15:9),
afterward Debir. [Kir...
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THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE TERRITORY
It has been noticed that there are many incidental features in this
narrative which point to a contemporary document. Thus in the lot of
Judah we have a full descriptio...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 15
V1 Joshua gave land to the *tribe of Ju...
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(13-19) AND UNTO CALEB... This paragraph occurs also in Judges 1:10,
with some slight variations. Which is its original place? In Judges it
is connected with the continuation of the conquest of Canaan...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר ־יַכֶּ֥ה
אֶת ־קִרְ
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CHAPTER XXIV.
THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAH.
Joshua 15:1.
JUDAH was the imperial tribe, and it was fitting that he should be
planted in a conspicuous territory. Even if the republic had not been
destined...
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63, REWARDS OF COURAGE
Joshua 15:13
Arba was the greatest among the Anakim or giants, Joshua 14:15. His
three sons were equally formidable, Joshua 15:14. But Caleb subdued
them through an omnipotent...
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In the settlement of the nine and a half tribes, Judah was the first
dealt with as being the imperial and kingly tribe. The position
allocated to it was the fighting front. It was touched by enemies o...
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Before the distribution of the land had gone too far, it was
appropriate for Caleb to come to Joshua and remind him of the promise
God had made (Numbers 14:21-24; Deuteronomy 1:35-36). Caleb says he
w...
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_Wife. Parents had full authority to do this. Saul promised his
daughter to the person who should overcome Goliah[Goliath]. Something
was required by way of dowry for the lady. (Grotius) (1 Kings xvii...
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Every Reader must be struck with the singularity of Caleb's gift to
his daughter. And few enlightened Readers, but have been led to
conceive that the Holy Ghost hath veiled spiritual blessings under t...
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In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power.
Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have
to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24.
Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not
only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand
and kno...
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AND CALEB SAID, HE THAT SMITETH KIRJATHSEPHER, AND TAKETH IT,....
Which he ordered to be proclaimed through the army that was under his
command; and which was done not so much on the account of the
di...
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And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him
will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Ver. 16. _To him will I give Achsah my daughter._] Yet with her
consent, who as she was no...
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_Caleb said_ Made proclamation throughout the army which he led
against Debir. _Achsah my daughter to wife_ Which is to be understood
with some conditions, as, if he were one who could marry her accor...
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1 The borders of the lot of Iudah.
13 Calebs portion and conquest.
16 Othniel for his valour, hath Achsah Calebs daughter to wife.
18 Shee obtaineth a blessing of her father.
21 The Cities of Iuda...
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And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher and taketh it, to him
will I give Achsah, my daughter, to wife, this being the reward or
prize held out before the young men to spur them on to their best...
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Caleb's Possession....
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THE BORDERS OF JUDAH
(vs.1-12)
Judah occupied the largest territory of the tribes, though later we
read that Simeon's possession was within Judah's territory (ch.19:1).
The boundary on the south of J...
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13-19 Achsah obtained some land by Caleb's free grant. He gave her a
south land. Land indeed, but a south land, dry and apt to be parched.
She obtained more, on her request, and he gave the upper and...
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Which is to be understood with some conditions, as, if he were one who
could marry her by God's law; for every promise contrary to that is
void; and if she were willing; for though parents had a great...
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‘ And Caleb said, “He who smites Kiriath-sepher, and takes it, to
him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife”.'
This was a kind of test of suitability. Chief's daughters were given
to mighty champions...
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CONTENTS: Land divisions; the portion of Judah.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Caleb, Othniel, Achsah.
CONCLUSION: It is no breach of God's law moderately to desire those
comforts and conveniences of life...
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Joshua 15:1. _This then was the lot of Judah._ After the arduous toils
of war, Joshua entered on an administration of affairs little less
difficult than the conquest itself. The country was now rather...
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_To him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife._
OTHNIEL’S CONQUEST OF DEBIR
I. The spirit which influenced caleb in the disposal of achsah. He
sought to unite her to a man--
(1) Honourable for his...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 15:1 As the distribution of western lands
begins, the important tribe of JUDAH receives its land first. The
tribal boundaries are described (vv. Joshua 1
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 15:13 HE GAVE TO CALEB... CALEB DROVE OUT. See
note on 14:6–15. OTHNIEL ...
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_THE INHERITANCE OF JUDAH_
CRITICAL NOTES.—
JOSHUA 15:1. This verse states the position of the lot of Judah in
relation to the whole of Canaan; it was in the extreme south of the
land. In Joshua 15:...
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EXPOSITION
THE LOT OF JUDAH.
JOSHUA 15:1
THE LOT OF THE TRIBE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH. The first twelve verses
of this chapter define the boundaries of Judah. With it compare
Numbers 34:3, wh
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So in chapter fifteen he describes the portion that was given from
Judah, and he tells the borders of the land that was given to Judah,
going over at one point, clear to the Mediterranean, the area of...
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Judges 1:12; Judges 1:13; Judges 1:6...
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DIVIDING THE INHERITANCES
Joshua 14:6; _Joshua 15:13_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We have come to a very interesting place in the early history of
Israel even to the dividing of the land, and to the allotti...
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To wife — Which is to be understood with some conditions, as, if he
were one who could marry her by God's law; and if she were willing;
for though parents had a great power over their children, they c...