And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,
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Interpretation
The men of Judah did not oppose taking away the cities within their border, when convinced that they had more than was right. If a true believer has obtained an unintended and improper advantage in any thing, he will give it up without murmuring.
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This thought runs through Joshua 19:1-5.
Glossary
- Balah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tulul el Medbah.
- Ezem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Asan.
- Hazar-shual Place
- Village or enclosure of the jackal, a city on the south border of Judah ( Josh. 15:28 ; Neh. 11:27 ). It has been identified with the ruins of Saweh, half-way between Beersheba and Moladah. Modern identification: Tel Beer Sheva.