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Joshua 15:51 Cross-References

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And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

Joshua 15:51 (KJV)

Commentary on Joshua 15:51

And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:Goshen (גּשֶׁן, goshen) shares its name with the Egyptian region where Israel lived before the Exodus, though this is clearly a different location in Judah's hill country. The name's etymology is uncertain, possibly meaning "drawing near" or deriving from unknown pre-Israelite roots. That a Judean region bears the same name as their Egyptian homeland may be coincidental, or it might reflect nostalgic naming by former slaves now free in their inheritance—transforming a name of bondage into a memorial of deliverance.Holon (חֹלֹן...

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