Joshua 15:53

And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,

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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 15:53-57.

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Glossary

Aphekah Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Hadab.
Beth-tappuah Place: House of apples, a town of Judah, now Tuffuh, 5 miles west of Hebron ( Josh. 15:53 ). Modern identification: Taffuh.
Janim Place: Slumber, a town in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:53 ). Modern identification: Bani Nai’im.