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Joshua 15:55 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Joshua 15:55 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 15 verse 55 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,”
Joshua 15:55 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah—These cities in Judah's southern hill country later figured prominently in Israel's history. Maon (מָעוֹן, "habitation") was where churlish Nabal lived and David sought refuge (1 Samuel 23:24-25, 25:2). Carmel (כַּרְמֶל, "garden-land") was Nabal's home, site of his feast and Abigail's wise intervention (1 Samuel 25). Ziph (זִיף) was where David hid from Saul, though Ziphites betrayed him (1 Samuel 23:14-15, Psalms 54 title).That cities listed neutrally in Joshua later became settings for moral drama illustrates that geography is morally neutral—the same locat...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 15:55
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“whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great”
“he went down to the rock”
“and Telem”
“and we did them no hurt”
“and put his face between his knees.”
“and hewed out many cisterns”
“and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day”
“saying”
“and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon's glory Lebanon will be given to it”