Joshua 15:61

Joshua 15:61 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the wilderness, Beth–arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
• New International Version (NIV)In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

Context of Joshua 15:61

59And Maarath, and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: 60Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: In the wilderness, Beth–arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En–gedi; six cities with their villages. 63As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

Joshua 15:61 word by word

בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר בֵּ֚ית הָעֲרָבָ֔ה מִדִּ֖ין וּסְכָכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• In the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• Beth–arabahבֵּית הָֽעֲרָבָהbêyth hâ‛ărâbâh · Beth-arabahH1026
• Middinמִדִּיןmiddîyn · MiddinH4081
• and Secacahסְכָכָהsekâkâh · SecacahH5527

Cross-references for Joshua 15:61

• Joshua 15:6And the border went up to Beth–hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth–arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
• Joshua 18:18And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:

Commentaries on Joshua 15:61

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-63Verses 21-63 List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Joshua 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Joshua 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only. Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-63Verses 20-63 Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not here find Bethlehem, afterwards the city of David, and ennobled by the birth of our Lord Jesus in it. That city, which, at the best, was but little among the thousands of Judah, Mi 5:2, except that it was thus honoured, was now so little as not to be accounted one of the cities.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 61The wilderness of Judea included the eastern slopes of the central mountain highlands and extended to the western shore of the Dead Sea; three of its six towns were on or near that shoreline.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-6321-63. the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah--There is given a list of cities within the tribal territory of Judah, arranged in four divisions, corresponding to the districts of which it consisted--the cities in the southern part (Jos 15:21-32), those in the lowlands (Jos 15:33-47), those in the highlands (Jos 15:48-60), and those in the desert (Jos 15:61, 62). One gets the best idea of the relative situation of these cities by…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 15:61

• Beth-Arabah
• Judea
• Middin

In the dictionaries

• Arabah
• Beth-Arabah
• Arbathite
• Betharabah
• Joktheel
• Judah, Tribe of
• Middin
• Secacah
• Abi-Albon
• Criticism

Commentaries on Joshua 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings