Joshua 15:10
“And 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 Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto Mount Seir,.... Not that in Idumea, so famous for its being the seat…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Mount Seir is not the well-known range of Edom. The name ( “shaggy mountain”) is applicable to any rugged or well-wooded…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Beth-shemesh - The house or temple of the sun. It is evident that the sun was an object of adoration among the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 15:1-12
Judah and Joseph were the two sons of Jacob on whom Reuben's forfeited birth-right devolved. Judah had the dominion…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and the border compassed = it "beat round," "took a circuit;" and see above, Jos 15:15.
unto mount Seir not the Edomite…
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