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Joshua 15:7

in Joshua 15

Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel;

KJV

And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–rogel:

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This verse in Joshua 15

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
The going up to Adummim - Rather, “the ascent or pass of Adummim” (compare Jos 15:3, margin), on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Its name signifies “red” and is explained by Jerome as given because of the frequent bloodshed there by robbers. This road is the scene of the parable of the Good Samaritan. Possibly the name may be due to some aboriginal tribe of “red men,” who held their ground in these fastnesses after the invaders had driven them from the face of the country elsewhere.

This site's exposition

This then was the lot of the tribe

on Joshua 15:1-12

Judah is given first and given most, before the tabernacle tribe and before Joseph, which matches the sceptre of Genesis 49:10 rather than birth order. The word lot is meant literally: Numbers 26:55 and Joshua 14:2 both say the land was divided by lot, so the borders traced here were settled by a method nobody could steer. The frame runs from the salt sea in verse 2 to the great sea in verse 12, so the chapter opens by drawing a line around the whole of it before naming anything inside.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 19.4 · Written before 253.

proposed

Everyone, therefore, who wants to enter into the portion of the children of Judah must first pass through the Salt Sea. That is to say, he must surmount the waves and billows of this life and escape from all things in this world that, by virtue of their own uncertainty and hazardousness, are compared with the waves of the sea. Then he may be able to reach the land of Judah and to approach the fountain of the sun. But what is the fountain of the sun, or of which sun?

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the border went up towards Debir,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

The valley of Achor - Debir mentioned in this verse is unknown. The valley of Achor had its name from the punishment of Achan. See the account, Jos 7:24 (note), etc. En-shemesh - The fountain of the sun; it was eastward of Jerusalem, on the confines of Judah and Benjamin.

The words behind it

27 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְעָלָ֨הand it goes up

    vealahH5927 →890 times

  • הַגְּב֥וּל׀the border

    hagevulH1366 →240 times

  • דְּבִרָה֮Debir towards

    devirahH1688 →14 times

  • מֵעֵ֣מֶקfrom [the] valley of

    meemekH6010 →69 times

  • עָכוֹר֒Achor

    ʾakhorH5911 →5 times

  • וְצָפ֜וֹנָהand north -ward

    vetzafonahH6828 →153 times

  • פֹּנֶ֣ה[it is] turning

    ponehH6437 →135 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל<the> Gilgal

    hagilgalH1537 →41 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • נֹ֙כַח֙[is] opposite

    nokhachH5227 →

  • לְמַעֲלֵ֣הto [the] ascent of

    lemaalehH4608 →18 times

  • אֲדֻמִּ֔יםAdummim

    ʾadumimH131 →

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • מִנֶּ֖גֶב[is] from [the] south

    minegevH5045 →112 times

  • לַנָּ֑חַלof the wadi

    lanachalH5158 →141 times

  • וְעָבַ֤רand it passes on

    veavarH5674 →556 times

  • הַגְּבוּל֙the border

    hagevulH1366 →240 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • מֵי־[the] waters of

    mei-H4325 →581 times

  • עֵ֣יןEn

    ʾeinH5885 →4 times

  • שֶׁ֔מֶשׁShemesh

    shemeshH5885 →4 times

  • וְהָי֥וּand they are

    vehayuH1961 →3559 times

  • תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוextremities its

    totzeotavH8444 →23 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • עֵ֥יןEn

    ʾeinH5883 →8 times

  • רֹגֵֽל׃Rogel

    rogelH5883 →8 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

11 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Samuel 17:17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.5 works1 Kings 1:9And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of the king.4 worksJoshua 7:26And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.3 worksJoshua 7:24Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.3 worksJoshua 15:15From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).2 worksJoshua 10:43Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.2 works
The other 5 cross-references, with their words ▾
Joshua 10:38–39Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.2 worksJoshua 5:9–10Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.2 worksJoshua 4:19On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.2 worksIsaiah 65:10Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.2 worksHosea 2:5For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 17:17

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be…

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 15:36

      Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”

    • Joshua 18:16

      Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the…

    • 2 Samuel 15:27

      The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

  • Through

    Joshua 7:26

    And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 65:10

      Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.

    • Hosea 2:15

      There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the…

    • Deuteronomy 13:17

      Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,

  • Through

    1 Kings 1:9

    And Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened calves near the stone of Zoheleth, which is next to En-rogel. He invited all his royal brothers and all the men of Judah who were servants of…

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 17:17

      Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be…

  • Through

    Joshua 10:43

    Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

    it leads to

    • Joshua 10:15

      Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

Where this verse is studied

About Joshua

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Joshua: the study guide →Read Joshua 15 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON JOSHUA 19.4.

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