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Real Places, Real History
Commentators like John Gill and Albert Barnes note that many towns in these lists, such as Dumah, can be identified with known historical villages. This detailed geography reminds readers that the events of the Bible are not myths but are grounded in real places and times, demonstrating God's work within human history.
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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 15:52
17th Century
Pastor
Arab Arab is the same Jerom F9 calls Ereb, and was in his time a village in the south, and was called Heromith…
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…