The name of Hebron, etc.] LXX 'Now the name of Hebron was formerly the city of Argob: this was the metropolis of the Anakim': and similarly in Joshua 15:13; Joshua 21:11 for 'father of Anak' LXX reads 'metropolis of Anak.' This may be the true sense.
Verse Joshua 14:15. _AND THE NAME OF HEBRON BEFORE_ WAS _KIRJATH-ARBA_] That is, _the city of Arba_, or rather, _the city of the four_, for thus קרית ארבע _kiryath arba_ may be literally translated....
A GREAT MAN - literally, the great man; i. e. the renowned ancestor of the tribe, regarded as the founder of its greatness Joshua 15:13....
2. CALEB'S REQUEST AND INHERITANCE CHAPTER 14 _ 1. The inheritance by lot (Joshua 14:1)_ 2. Caleb's request (Joshua 14:6) Judah's portion comes first, and as they draw near to Joshua to receive the...
KIRJATH-ARBA. Arba was the great man among the Anakims. See App-23 and App-25. Hebrew "city of Arba, he [was] the greatest man", &c. had rest. During the first Sabbatic year. See App-50. (p. 53)....
The Possession of Caleb 6. _in Gilgal_ Where the casting of the lots commenced. _and Caleb the son of Jephunneh_ Caleb was a prince of the tribe of Judah, a descendant of Hezron, the son of Pharez, a...
_And the name of Hebron_ "Hebron would appear to have been the original name of the city, and it was not till after Abraham's stay there that it received the name Kirjath-Arba, who was not the founder...
_VER._ 15. _AND THE NAME OF HEBRON BEFORE WAS,_ &C.— Perhaps the words, _a great man,_ might be rendered _a strong man;_ the original word גדול _gadol_ signifying greatness of _size_ and _strength,_ a...
_Caleb's Inheritance Joshua 14:13-15_ 13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance. 14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jeph...
_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 r...
14:15 Kirjath-Arba; (a-8) The city of Arba. Anakim. (b-14) See ch. 11.22; Deuteronomy 2:10 ; Deuteronomy 9:2 ....
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 14 JOSHUA DIVIDES THE REST OF THE LAND – JO...
KIRJATH-ARBA. — “Arba the father of Anak” (Joshua 21:11). Arba means _four_ in Hebrew, and therefore some have endeavoured to interpret it as the city of four. Rashi, for example, says it was “the cit...
וְ שֵׁ֨ם חֶבְרֹ֤ון לְ פָנִים֙ קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֔ע...
CHAPTER XXII. THE INHERITANCE OF CALEB*. Joshua 14:6. CALEB is one of those men whom we meet with seldom in Bible history, but whenever we do meet them we are the better for the meeting. Bright and...
THE MAN WHO WHOLLY FOLLOWED HIS GOD Joshua 14:1 The lot was doubtless adopted to obviate cause for jealousy or charges of favoritism. It denoted God's choice, Proverbs 16:33; Proverbs 18:18. It could...
The matter of supreme interest here is, of course, the story of Caleb, who, after forty-five years of waiting, claimed and obtained a definite possession in the land. His claim was made while there w...
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...
And the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba; [which Arba was] a (f) great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war. (f) Either for his power or person....
Cariath Arbe, "the city of Arbe," and ancient giant; or "of four," which the Jews explain of four great patriarchs, who were buried there. --- Adam, &c. St. Jerome seems to favour the opinion that Ada...
Hebron was a remarkable spot upon many occasions. If was near this place Sarah was buried. The honored spot also of the residence of the first Patriarchs. See Genesis 23:2. Hebron was after Caleb's po...
REFLECTIONS IN beholding the Lord's division of Canaan to his people, my soul would fain cry out, thou Lord shalt choose my heritage for me, and thou shalt be my hiding place forever. Instructed by th...
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...
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...
AND THE NAME OF HEBRON BEFORE [WAS] KIRJATHARBA,.... According to Jerom u, it had its name of Hebron from a son or grandson of Caleb of that name, 1 Chronicles 2:42; and if so, then it is here, and in...
And the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba; [which Arba was] a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war. Ver. 15. _Was a great man._] Both for his person and power; but there...
_Arba was a great man_, &c. In stature, and strength, and dignity, and authority, as being the progenitor of Anak, the father of those famous giants called Anakims....
1 The nine tribes and a halfe are to haue their inheritance by lot. 6 Caleb by priuiledge obtaineth Hebron. 1 AND these are the countreys which the children of Israel inherited in the lande of Canaan...
And the name of Hebron before, when it was first founded, WAS KIRJATHARBA; WHICH ARBA WAS A GREAT MAN AMONG THE ANAKIM, the most renowned of their tribe. AND THE LAND HAD REST FROM WAR, affairs were n...
CALEB GRANTED HEBRON FOR AN INHERITANCE...
WEST OF JORDAN: THE LAND DIVIDED BY LOT (vv. 1-5) The land west of the Jordan River was divided by Joshua and Eleazar the priest. It was not their discretion that decided this, however, for as to wh...
6-15 Caleb's request is, "Give me this mountain," or Hebron, because it was formerly in God's promise to him, and he would let Israel knows how much he valued the promise. Those who live by faith val...
A great man, in stature, and strength, and dignity, and authority, as being the progenitor of Anak, the father of those famous giants called ANAKIMS. THE LAND HAD REST FROM WAR; which gave them opport...
Joshua 14:15 name H8034 Hebron H2275 formerly H6440 Arba H7153 greatest H1419 man H120 Anakim H6062) land H776 rest...
THE SPECIAL ALLOCATION TO CALEB (JOSHUA 14:6). Joshua 14:6 ‘ Then the children of Judah drew near to Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, said to him, “You know what it...
CONTENTS: Land divided, the portion of Caleb. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Caleb, Eleazar. CONCLUSION: Whatever we undertake, God's favorable presence with us is all in all to our success, therefore we s...
Joshua 14:12. _Give me this mountain,_ said Caleb; not the city; that was given to the levites with the suburbs, chap. 21.; but the country seat, once occupied by the giants, and all the land. The wic...
_Caleb _. .. _ said _. .. _ the Lord hath kept me alive, as He said._ CALEB’S REFLECTION ON THE GOODNESS AND FAITHFULNESS OF GOD TO HIM I. It is God that keepeth us alive. The Scriptures often remind...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 14:1__ These chapters describe the tribal assignments west of the Jordan. ⇐ ⇔...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 14:6 Caleb receives his inheritance of Hebron, which MOSES SWORE to give him many years before (v. Joshua 14:9;...
CRITICAL NOTES Joshua 14:6. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite] “A very interesting question arises as to the birth and parentage of Caleb. He is, as we have seen, styled ‘the son of Jephunneh t...
EXPOSITION JOSHUA 14:1 TRIBES. The word here for "tribes," in connection with the word "fathers," is the one which implies genealogical descent (see note on Joshua 13:29). Eleazar the priest, and Jos...
Now in chapter fourteen we have the interesting account of this fellow Caleb. When Moses had sent out the twelve spies to go into the land, Caleb was a companion to Joshua. They spied out the south co...
Genesis 23:2; Joshua 11:23; Joshua 15:13; Judges 3:11; Judges 3:30;...
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...
A great man — In stature, and strength, and dignity, and authority, as being the progenitor of Anak, the father of those famous giants called Anakims....