Yehoshua 15 - Summary
(Text) - This chapter is dediated to outlining the borders and the describing the land and cities inside the inheritance of the tribe of Yehuda.
The chapter starts out by describing the borders of Yehuda - The sea, wilderness of Tzin, Kadesh Barnea and river of Egypt in the South; The Dead Sea along the Eastern border; The Mediterranean along the West; The Northern border tracing its way across the landscape, cutting through Yerhushalayim, Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Ye’arim.
The middle of the chapter talks about how after Calev inherited the lands surrounding Hevron (see chapter 14), he drove out the three sons of the anak (giant) - Sheishai, Achiman and Talmai. He then offered his daughter Achsah as a wife for whomever could conquer the neighboring Kiryat Sefer. This turned out to be Calev’s brother: Otniel ben Kenaz.
The end of the chapter gives a listing of all the cities that were included within the land of Yehuda.
Posted in Chapter 15, Summaries, Yehoshua - Joshua by Yaakov Ellis on February 22, 2007 |
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