Joshua 15:7

And the borders continue on to + 15:7 So the Greek. There seems to be a reading of the word רכרה as if part of רכצ. the fourth part of the valley of Achor, and go down to Galgal, which is before the approach of Adammin, which is southward in the valley, and terminate at the water of the fountain of the sun; and their going forth shall be the fountain of Rogel.

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In The King James Version

And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:

In Context

6the borders go up to Baethaglaam, and they go along from the north to Baetharaba, and the borders go on up to the stone of Baeon the son of Ruben.

8And the borders go up to the valley of Ennom, behind Jebus southward; this is Jerusalem: and the borders terminate at the top of the mountain, which is before the valley of Ennom toward the sea, which is by the side of the land of Raphain northward.

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Cross References

Joshua 4:19And the people went up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month; and the children of Israel encamped in Galgala in the region eastward from Jericho.

Joshua 7:24And Joshua took Achar the son of Zara, and brought him to the valley of Achor, and his sons, and his daughters, and his calves, and his asses, and all his sheep, and his tent, and all his property, and all the people were with him; and he brought them to + 7:24 Heb. צמק צכור valley of trouble. Emec Achor.

Joshua 10:38And Joshua and all Israel returned to Dabir; and they encamped about it;

Joshua 15:15And Chaleb went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; and the name of Dabir before was + 15:15 Heb. Kirjath-sepher. the city of Letters.

1 Kings 1:9And Adonias sacrificed sheep and calves and lambs by the + 1:9 So the Alex. The Vat. renders אבן as if it were אחי or אחה. stone of Zoelethi, which was near + 1:9 Heb. and Alex. the fountain of Rogel. Rogel: and he called all his brethren, and all the adult men of Juda, servants of the king.

Hosea 2:5And their mother went a-whoring: she that bore them disgraced them: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, and my garments, and my linen clothes, my oil and my necessaries.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 15:2-13

The Lot of Judah. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. 2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: 3 And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass… Read the whole commentary →

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