She said to him, "Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water." And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower 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 blessing
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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