King James Version
What Does Joshua 19:8 Mean?
“And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.”
Context
6
And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
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Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
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And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
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Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
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And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**16. So Joshua took all that land--**Here follows a general view of the conquest. The division of the country there into five parts; namely, the hills, the land of Goshen, that is, a pastoral land near Gibeon (Jos 10:41); the valley, the plains and the mountains of Israel, i. e., Carmel, rests upon a diversity of geographical positions, which is characteristic of the region.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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