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Joshua 15:20–29

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This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,
And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,
Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,
Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,
And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet,
And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah,
Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
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From verse 20

  1. Deuteronomy 33:7Rank 1 from verse 20
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    7¶ And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

  2. Genesis 49:8–12Rank 2 from verse 20
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    8¶ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

    9Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

    10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

    11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

    12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

From verse 21

  1. Genesis 35:21Rank 1 from verse 21
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    21¶ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

  2. Nehemiah 11:25Rank 2 from verse 21
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    25And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

From verse 23

  1. Deuteronomy 1:19Rank 1 from verse 23
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    19¶ And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

  2. Joshua 12:22Rank 2 from verse 23
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    22The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;

  3. Numbers 33:37Rank 3 from verse 23
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    37And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

From verse 24

  1. 1 Samuel 23:14Rank 1 from verse 24
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    14And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

  2. 1 Samuel 23:19Rank 2 from verse 24
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    19¶ Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

  3. 1 Samuel 23:24Rank 3 from verse 24
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    24And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.

  4. 1 Samuel 15:4Rank 4 from verse 24
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    4And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

  5. Psalms 54:1Rank 5 from verse 24
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    1SAVE me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

From verse 26

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:28Rank 1 from verse 26
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    28And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

From verse 27

  1. Nehemiah 11:26Rank 1 from verse 27
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    26And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet,

From verse 28

  1. Genesis 26:33Rank 1 from verse 28
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    33And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

  2. 1 Chronicles 4:28Rank 2 from verse 28
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    28And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

  3. Genesis 21:14Rank 3 from verse 28
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    14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

  4. Genesis 21:31–33Rank 4 from verse 28
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    31Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

    32Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

    33¶ And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.

  5. Joshua 19:2–3Rank 5 from verse 28
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    2And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah,

    3And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,

From verse 29

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:29Rank 1 from verse 29
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    29And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

  2. Joshua 15:9–11Rank 2 from verse 29
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    9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:

    10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

    11And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

  3. Joshua 19:3Rank 3 from verse 29
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    3And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,

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Joshua 15:20

COMBINED MEANING

inheritance

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A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tribe

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A body of people descended from a common ancestor, especially one of the divisions of Israel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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families

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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Joshua 15:21

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uttermost

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Farthest, outermost, remotest, last, fullest, or most complete extent, degree, part, or limit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tribe

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A body of people descended from a common ancestor, especially one of the divisions of Israel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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coast

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1. A boundary or border, or the territory lying within it. 2. The shore or land bordering the sea.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Joshua 15:25

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Joshua 15:27

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19Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.

20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

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21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

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22And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

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23And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

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24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

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25And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,

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26Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

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27And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet,

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28And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah,

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29Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

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30And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

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