And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
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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 15:40-44.
Glossary
- Ashnah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Idhna.
- Iphtah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tarqumiyeh.
- Nezib Place
- A town in the “plain” of Judah. It has been identified with Beit Nuzib, about 14 miles south-west of Jerusalem, in the Wady Sur ( Josh. 15:43 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Beit Nesib esh Sharqiyyeh.