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and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
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Inheriting Pagan Lands
Commentators note that the name "Beth-shemesh" means "house of the sun," indicating it was likely a center for pagan sun worship. This highlights a key challenge for the Israelites: they were not entering an empty land, but one filled with idolatrous practices they were commanded to eradicate. Their inheritance came with a spiritual battle.
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Joshua
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19th Century
Anglican
Tabor (? Deburieh, sheet 6). Beth-shemesh (Ain Esh-shemsiyeh, near Beth-shean). The rest are not identified. Of these places,
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the coast reaches to Tabor Tabor was the name of a mountain in those parts; it is generally supposed to be the m…
Presbyterian
Joshua waited until all the tribes were settled before he asked for any provision for himself. He was content to be unsettled until he saw them all…
