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Joshua 15:60 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Joshua 15:60 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 15 verse 60 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:”
Joshua 15:60 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 15:60
Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages—Kirjath-jearim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים, "city of forests") appears frequently in Scripture as the place where the Ark of the Covenant remained for twenty years after the Philistines returned it (1 Samuel 7:1-2). That this city was also called Kirjath-baal (קִרְיַת בַּעַל, "city of Baal") reveals its pagan past, yet it became a sacred site housing God's ark—dramatic transformation from Baal-worship to Yahweh-worship.The dual naming—pagan and descriptive—illustrates how Israel both remembered and transcended Canaan's pag...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 15:60
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“and turned about on the west quarter southward”
“and fetched up the ark of Yahweh”