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Joshua 15:60

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 15:60 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
Joshua 15:60 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 15

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57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
58Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
59and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.
60Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.
61In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
62and Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
63And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
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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
“Kirjathbaal, (which [is] Kirjathjearim,), etc.] Of Kirjathbaal, and its several names, (see Gill on “<061509>Joshua 15:9”); and Rabbah, of which we nowhere else read; for this is a very different city from the Rabbah of the children of Ammon, (<101226>2 Samuel 12:26); two cities with their villages; why these are reckoned by themselves is not certain.”
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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
“Kirjathbaal: Jos 18:14; Sa1 7:1 Joshua 15:61”
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