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God's Humble Beginnings
Matthew Henry notes that the famous city of Bethlehem is absent from this extensive list. At this time, the future birthplace of King David and Jesus Christ was so insignificant it wasn't even counted among Judah's main cities. This is a powerful reminder that God often chooses what is small and overlooked in the world's eyes to accomplish His greatest and most glorious purposes.
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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 …
John Gill
On Joshua 15:36
17th Century
Pastor
And Sharaim
Sharaim seems to be the Saara of Jerom, which he describes as a village on the borders of Eleutheropolis…
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…