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Hawker's Poor man's commentary

Joshua 14:14,15

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 possession of it made the city of refuge, and a place of residence for the priests. Joshua 21:1; Joshua 21:1. In after times it became a royal city for David. 2 Samuel 5:3.

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See also Joshua 14:14,15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Joshua 14:14. _HEBRON THEREFORE BECAME THE INHERITANCE OF CALEB_] Joshua admitted his claim, recognized his right, and made a full conveyance of Hebron and its dependencies to Caleb and his pos...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HEBRON... BECAME. Compare Joshua 21:12....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Hebron therefore became_ Thus the city of Hebron passed into the possession of Caleb, to be by him ceded to the Levites (Joshua 21:11), while he retained the land for himself....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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 Go...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    TERRITORIES OF THE WESTERN TRIBES Chs. 14-19 inclusive describe the allotment of territories to the Western Tribes. There are two assignments. The first, embracing Judah and Joseph, is described as ta...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE KENEZITE. — This epithet seems to be connected with _Kenaz_ (Joshua 15:17)....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    עַל ־כֵּ֣ן הָיְתָֽה ־חֶ֠בְרֹון לְ כָלֵ֨ב בֶּן

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Hebron belonged, &c. All the country thereabouts, depending on Hebron, was given to Caleb; but the city itself, with the suburbs, was one of those that were given to the priests to dwell in. (Challon...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    HEBRON THEREFORE BECAME THE INHERITANCE OF CALEB THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH THE KENEZITE UNTO THIS DAY,.... The time of the writing of this book: BECAUSE HE WHOLLY FOLLOWED THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL; as in J...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 4. _Because that he wholly, &c._] See Jo...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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, having trusted faithfully in the almighty...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    CALEB GRANTED HEBRON FOR AN INHERITANCE...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Joshua 14:14 Hebron H2275 inheritance H5159 Caleb H3612 son H1121 Jephunneh H3312 Kenizzite H7074 day H3117 wholly H4390

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 14:1__ These chapters describe the tribal assignments west of the Jordan. ⇐ ⇔...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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;...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 15:58; Joshua 14:8; Joshua 14:9...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    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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