Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,
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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
- Carmel Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Kirmil.
- Juttah Place
- Extended, a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah ( Josh. 15:55 ; 21:16 ). Its modern name is Yutta, a place about 5 1/2 miles south of Hebron. Modern identification: Yatta.
- Maon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Main.
- Ziph Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Zif.