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A Promise Requiring Faith
Commentators highlight that this verse assigns Philistine territory, including major cities like Ekron and Ashdod, to the tribe of Judah. This demonstrates a key theme in the book of Joshua: God's promises often included land still occupied by enemies, requiring Israel to act in faith to fully possess what God had already granted them.
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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 15:46–47
19th Century
Bishop
Ekron, Ashdod, and Gaza are all identified. Observe that the Philistine territory is assigned to Judah here.
John Gill
On Joshua 15:46
17th Century
Pastor
From Ekron even unto the sea
The Mediterranean sea, or the west, as the Targum:
all that [lay] ne…
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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…