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A Traitor's Hometown
Multiple commentators note that 'Kerioth' is widely believed to be the hometown of Judas Iscariot, with his name meaning 'man of Kerioth.' This serves as a sobering reminder that even within the promised land and the tribe of Judah, from which the Messiah would come, the potential for great sin and betrayal existed.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 15:21–63
18th Century
Theologian
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 …
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 15:21–32
19th Century
Bishop
And the uttermost cities: The cities of the tribe of Judah are given under four headings:
- Towards Edom;<…
John Gill
On Joshua 15:25
17th Century
Pastor
And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor. According to the Targum, two cities only are here meant, wh…
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Matthew Henry
On Joshua 15:20–63
17th Century
Minister
Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not find Bethlehem here, which later became the city of David and was ennobled by the birth of our…