And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
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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 15:48-52.
Glossary
- Anab Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Anab es Seghireh.
- Anim Place
- Fountains, a city in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:50 ), now el-Ghuwein, near Eshtemoh, about 10 miles south-west of Hebron. Modern identification: Horbat Anim.
- Eshtemoa Place
- Obedience, a town in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 21:14 ; 1 Chr. 6:57 ), which was allotted, with the land round it, to the priests. Modern identification: As Samu.