The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);
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The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);
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And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:
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And the border was drawn from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah — the same is Kiriath-jearim.
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Passages linked to Joshua 15:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 13:6 David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God Yahweh’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.
- Joshua 18:15 The south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.
- Judges 18:12 They went up and encamped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.
- Joshua 9:17 The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
- 2 Samuel 6:2 David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there God’s ark, which is called by the Name, even the name of Yahweh of Armies who sits above the cherubim.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, the city of wood.
Or, the city of wood.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 15:9 And the border was drawn from the…
Jos 15:9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which [is] Kirjathjearim:
Ver. 9. Which is Kirjathjearim,] i.e., Urbs nemorum. Vat.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Of Mount Ephron, i.e. belonging to or bordering upon…
Of Mount Ephron, i.e. belonging to or bordering upon Mount Ephron.
Kirjath-jearim, called Kirjath-baal, Jos 15:60; 18:14.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the border was drawn from the top of…
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill,.... Mount Moriah, and went round in a circuit, so Jarchi and Kimchi:
unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah; which lay at the bottom of it; which, according to the Jewish writers, is the same with the fountain of Etam, from whence a stream flowed to the dipping room in the water gate of the temple, where the high priest for the first time dipped himself on the day of atonement (p):
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and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; Jerom (q) speaks of an Ephron in the tribe of Judah, which was a very large village in his time, and went by the name of Ephraea, and was twenty miles from Aelia or Jerusalem to the north; and which Eusebius better places eight miles from it; and Jarchi observes, that the line went to the north side, and the border enlarged to this place; near to this mountain were cities, and it is not improbable that one of them might have its name from it; but whether this, or what mountain is here meant, is uncertain: some have thought of Ephraim, with its towns, mentioned in Ch2 13:19; which seems to have been in the tribe of Ephraim; though Reland (r) places it in the tribe of Benjamin:
and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim; called Kirjathbaal, or the city of Baal, Jos 15:60; where it is probable there was a temple of Baal; and when it came into the hands of the Israelites, they changed its name to Kirjathjearim, or the city of the woods, because of the great number of trees which grew about it; for which reason it might have been pitched upon by the Heathens for their idolatrous service; it was one of the cities of the Gibeonites, Jos 9:17; and, according to Eusebius and Jerom (s), it was nine or ten miles from Jerusalem, as you go to Lydda; it is also called Baalah in Ch1 13:6; and Baale of Judah, Sa2 6:2.
(p) T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 31. 1. & Gloss. in ib. & T. Bab. Zebachim, fol. 54. 2. Kimchi in loc. (q) De loc. Heb. fol. 91. A. (r) Palestin. Illustrat. tom. 2. p. 765. (s) Apud ib. tom. 1. p. 488.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim] This place was…
Verse 9. Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim] This place was rendered famous in Scripture, in consequence of its being the residence of the ark, for twenty years after it was sent back by the Philistines; see 1Sa 5:1-7.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Nephtoab is probably the modern “Ain Lifta”, two miles…
Nephtoab is probably the modern “Ain Lifta”, two miles and a half northwestward of Jerusalem: and Mount Ephron is conjecturally connected with the city Ephrain 2Ch 13:19 or Ophrah Jos 18:23.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Nephtoah is identified by Dr. Barclay with Ain…
9. Nephtoah is identified by Dr. Barclay with Ain Lifta, a spring three miles northwest of Jerusalem, near a village of the same name. Mount Ephron is probably the range of hills on the west side of the Wady Beit Hanina, the traditional Valley of the Terebinth. Baalah, or Kirjath-jearim, is identified by Dr. Robinson with the modern Kuryet-el-Enab. See Jos_9:17, note.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. and the border was drawn] From the summit…
9. and the border was drawn] From the summit of the mountain just alluded to, the border was drawn to “the fountain of the water at Nephtoah.” Nephtoah has been identified with Ain Lifta, a spring situated a little distance above the village of the same name, N.W. of Jerusalem. It irrigates a strip of smiling gardens, and its excellent water is carried also to Jerusalem.
and went out to the cities of mount Ephron] Ephron is nowhere else mentioned. It is probably the range of hills on the west side of Wâdy-Beit-Hanina, opposite Lifta.
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and … was drawn to Baalah] another name for Kirjath-jearim or Kirjath-Baal (Jos_15:60; Jos_18:14). Baalah was probably the earlier or Canaanite appellation. We have already met with Kirjath-jearim as one of the four cities of the Gibeonites (above, ch. Jos_9:17). It is famous as the spot, (a) behind which the band of Danites pitched their camp before their expedition to Laish (Jdg_18:12); (b) where the Ark remained upwards of twenty years (1Sa_7:2), and (c) whence it was removed by David to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite (1Ch_13:5-6). It is now known as Kureyet el-Enab.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) Kirjath-jearim is by Conder identified as ’Arma (spelt…
(9) Kirjath-jearim is by Conder identified as ’Arma (spelt ’Erma on the Ordnance map), four miles east of Beth-shemesh (’Ain Shemes, or Shems).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Was drawn. Or, extended. The fountain of the waters…
Was drawn. Or, extended. The fountain of the waters of Nephtoah. If these be identified with En Etam, as is done by the Rabbis (whom Conder follows), and if we suppose it to have supplied Jerusalem with water by the aqueduct which ran from a point southwest of Betlehem to Jerusalem, we must place it south of Bethlehem, and imagine that the border ran directly south here. Far more probable is the notion of Vandevelde, which places it northwest of Jerusalem, at Ain Lifta. Conder"s view is dominated by the situation he has assigned to Kirjath-jearim. (see note on Jos_9:17) If the view there given in these notes is sound, the border now ran in a northwesterly direction from Jerusalem to within five miles of Gibeon. (see also note on Jos_18:14) Kirjath-jearim. Jos_9:17. To the authorities mentioned there in favour of Kuriet el Enab we may add Knobel, Ritter, and Tristram, in his last book, "Bible Lands." The view taken above corresponds to the minuteness of detail with which the boundary is given. To place Nephtoah south of Bethlehem and Kirjath-jearim at "Arma would make the boundary far less distinct.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Nephtoah ... Mount Ephron ... Baalah ... Kiriath Jearim…
Nephtoah ... Mount Ephron ... Baalah ... Kiriath Jearim ... Mount Seir ... Mount Jearim ... Kesalon ... Beth Shemesh ... Timnah
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 15:9 the spring at the waters of Nephtoah: It…
15:9 the spring at the waters of Nephtoah: It is possible that the place name is a reference to Egyptian Pharaoh Merneptah (late 1200s BC); an Egyptian papyrus refers to the “wells of Merneptah” on the mountain ridges of Canaan.
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