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Joshua 15:59 Cross-References
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“And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:”
Joshua 15:59 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 15:59
And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages—These cities complete another cluster in Judah's hill country. Beth-anoth (בֵּית עֲנוֹת, "house of Anath") bears the name of a Canaanite goddess, similar to earlier examples of Baal place-names. The retention of pagan divine names in Israelite geography presented both opportunity and danger: opportunity to transform pagan sites into places serving the true God, danger of syncretism if residents tolerated or adopted pagan practices.The enumeration "six cities with their villages" maintains the precise accounting characteri...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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