Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten 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
- Gibeah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: south of Hebron.
- Kain Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Bani Dar.
- Timnah Place
- A portion. (1. ) A town of Judah ( Josh. 15:10 ). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz ( 2 Chr. 28:18 ). It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. It has been identified with Timnatha of Dan. Modern identification: Tel Main.