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Joshua 15:52

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 15:52 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,
Joshua 15:52 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
49and Dannah, and Kiriath-sannah (the same is Debir),
50and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
51and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.
52Arab, and Dumah, and Eshan,
53and Janim, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
54and Humtah, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.
55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Jutah,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Arab, etc.] Arab is the same Jerom f362 calls Ereb, and was in his time a village in the south, and was called Heromith; and Dumah; Duma, Jerom says f363, was a large village in the south, also on the borders of Eleutheropolis, seventeen miles from it; and Eshean, of which we have no account.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely,, those of the Negeb or south country Joshua 15:21-32; of “the valley,” or “the plain” (“Shephelah”, Joshua 15:33-47); of “the mountains” Joshua 15:48-60; and of “the wilderness” Joshua 15:61-62. Many of the identifications are still conjectural only. Joshua 15:21-32. The Negeb was for the most part rocky and arid, and cannot have been at any time very thickly populated. Joshua 15:21 Kabzeel was the native place of Benaiah 2 Samuel 23:20, who was famous as a slayer of lions. The Negeb was a principal haunt of these beasts. Joshua 15:24 Telem may be the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Dumah: Isa 21:11 Joshua 15:53”
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