And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through Joshua 15:30-34.
Glossary
- Chesil Place
- Ungodly, a town in the south of Judah ( Josh. 15:30 ); probably the same as Bethul (19:4) and Bethuel ( 1 Chr. 4:30 ); now Khelasa. Modern identification: Khirbet ar Ras.
- Eltolad Place
- Productive, a town of Simeon, in the south of Judah ( 1 Chr. 4:29 ). Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.
- Hormah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Masos.