Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A south land - This term (“negeb”), which is often equivalent to a proper name (Joshua 15:21), signifying the well-defined distr…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And to Caleb ... This paragraph also occurs in Judges 1:10-15, with some slight variations. Which is its original place? In Judges…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Who answered, give me a ble ing
By which she meant not a paternal benediction, or that he would wish and pray for a …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Achsah obtained some land by Caleb's free grant. He gave her a south land—land indeed, but a south land, dry and likely to be parched. She obtained…

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