John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 15:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And it went out to the south side of Maalehacrabbim, etc.] Or the ascent of Akrabbim, as it is called, (see Gill on “<043404>Numbers 34:4”): and passed along to Zin, and ascended upon the south side unto Kadeshbarnea; which perfectly agrees with the southern border of the land, as described in (<043404>Numbers 34:4); and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar; which two places being near to one another, as is very likely, are put together, as if one place, and called Hazaraddar, (<043404>Numbers 34:4); and mention is made of Hezron, which is Hazor, (<061525>Joshua 15:25); but not of Adar: and fetched a compass to Karkaa; which Jerom f293 calls Acchara, a village in the wilderness; and if the same with Carcaria, it was according to him a day’s journey from Petra in Idumea; but that is not likely; (see <070810>Judges 8:10).

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