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Joshua 15:8 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Joshua 15:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 15 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:”
Joshua 15:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 15:8
And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem. The boundary approaches Jerusalem through the Valley of Ben-Hinnom (גֵּי בֶן־הִנֹּם), which became Gehenna (γέεννα) in Greek—the New Testament term for hell. This valley's dark history includes child sacrifice to Molech during Israel's apostasy (2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 7:31-32), making it synonymous with divine judgment. That Judah's border ran through this valley of future defilement underscores how covenant promises don't exempt God's people from facing temptation and potenti...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 15:8
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“which is in the valley of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the valley of Hinnom”
“the inhabitants of Jerusalem”
“but he rose up and departed”
“Eleph”
“which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom”
“And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.”
“which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom”
“which is by the entry of the gate Harsith”
“where Yahweh had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of Yahweh's house”
“The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.”