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Joshua 15:57 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Joshua 15:57 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 15 verse 57 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:”
Joshua 15:57 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 15:57
Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages—Gibeah (גִּבְעָה, "hill") here is distinct from Saul's later capital Gibeah of Benjamin. Timnah (תִּמְנָה) was where Judah encountered his daughter-in-law Tamar (Genesis 38:12-14) and later a Philistine city associated with Samson (Judges 14:1-2). The enumeration "ten cities with their villages" continues the precise accounting, though modern readers cannot identify all locations with certainty.That some cities mentioned in Joshua cannot be located today reminds us that historical details can be accurate even when archaeological confirma...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 15:57
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“and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon)”
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