And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
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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.
Glossary
- Hebron Place
- A community; alliance. (1. ) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.
- Humtah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.
- Zior Place
- Littleness, a city in the mountains of Judah ( Josh. 15:54 ); the modern Si’air, 4 1/2 miles north-north-east of Hebron. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.