Joshua 19:38
“And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali,.... Which Josephus (o) thus describes;"the country to…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Joshua 19:35-38
The number of the fortified cities of Naphtali is remarkable, though it does not tally with the catalogue. It was no…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Nineteen cities - But if these cities be separately enumerated they amount to twenty-three; this is probably occasioned…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 19:32-39
Naphtali lay furthest north of all the tribes, bordering on Mount Libanus. The city of Leshem, or Liash, lay on the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Iron has not been identified. Migdal-elhas been by some supposed to be the Magdala of Mat 15:39, the place of which is…