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href="/bsb/joshua/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the South, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel, Eder, and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the cities at the <i>far</i> end of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The cities of the tribe of the sons of Judah in the extreme south toward the border of Edom were Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were the outermost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were the outermost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel and Eder, and Jagur;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the farthest edge of the Negev, on the border of Edom, they gave the tribe of Judah 29 cities with their villages: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The cities farthest south that belonged to them, those that were near the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The cities to the far south of the tribe of the descendants of Judah (toward the border of Edom in the south) included Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These cities were located at the southern extremity of Judah's tribal land near the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The farthest cities of the tribe of the people of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel, and Arad, and Jagur, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah towards the border of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah are to the border of Edom in the south, Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah are unto the border of Edom in the south, Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the cities from the extremity to the tribe of the sons of Judah, to the bound of Edom in the south, will be Kabzeel and Eder, and Jagur,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the cities from the uttermost parts of the children of Juda by the borders of Edom to the south, were Cabseel and Eder and Jagur, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the cities, from the furthest parts of the sons of Judah, beside the borders of Edom to the south, were: Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The cities of the tribe of the Judahites in the extreme southern district toward Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The towns belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah extended toward the border of Edom southward. These are the names of the cities of the descendants of Judah: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the towns of the tribe of the children of Yehuda were on the border of Adum from the south, and these are the names of the cities of the children of Yehuda: Qabtsayel and Adar and Yagur<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the cities at the uttermost part of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And their cities were cities belonging to the tribe of the children of Juda on the borders of Edom by the wilderness, and Baeseleel, and Ara, and Asor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/15-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=3996" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/15.htm">The Cities of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20</span>This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">These were</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: miq·ṣêh (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">the southernmost</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: lə·maṭ·ṭêh (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">of the tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5045.htm" title="5045: ban·neḡ·bāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be parched; the south; specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt.">in the Negev</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the border</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">of Edom:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6909.htm" title="6909: qaḇ·ṣə·’êl (N-proper-fs) -- God gathers, a city in S. Judah. From qabats and 'el; God has gathered; Kabtseel, a place in Palestine.">Kabzeel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5740.htm" title="5740: wə·‘ê·ḏer (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A Levite. The same as eder; Eder, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine.">Eder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3017.htm" title="3017: wə·yā·ḡūr (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in S. Judah. Probably from guwr; a lodging; Jagur, a place in Palestine.">Jagur,</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Numbers 34:3-5</a></span><br />Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, / cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, / where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-1.htm">Deuteronomy 34:1-4</a></span><br />Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan, / all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, / the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Numbers 13:17-20</a></span><br />When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country. / See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many. / Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16-17</a></span><br />Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people. / Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/27-8.htm">1 Samuel 27:8</a></span><br />Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">1 Samuel 30:1-2</a></span><br />On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. / They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm">2 Samuel 8:14</a></span><br />He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26</a></span><br />King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">2 Kings 14:7</a></span><br />Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">2 Chronicles 26:10</a></span><br />Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25-30</a></span><br />As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages; / in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet; / in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a></span><br />therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,</p><p class="hdg">Kabzeel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25</a></b></br> And for the villages, with their fields, <i>some</i> of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and <i>in</i> the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and <i>in</i> the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and <i>in</i> the villages thereof,</p><p class="hdg">Eder</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-21.htm">Genesis 35:21</a></b></br> And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/joshua/15-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/15-9.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/genesis/35-21.htm">Eder</a> <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Extreme</a> <a href="/joshua/15-5.htm">Extremity</a> <a href="/joshua/15-20.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-22.htm">Kabzeel</a> <a href="/joshua/15-4.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Part</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/15-8.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/joshua/15-7.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/joshua/15-20.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/15-8.htm">Uttermost</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/21-20.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/16-8.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-15.htm">Eder</a> <a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/joshua/18-15.htm">Extreme</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Extremity</a> <a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-20.htm">Kabzeel</a> <a href="/joshua/16-8.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/joshua/19-8.htm">Negev</a> <a href="/joshua/17-1.htm">Part</a> <a href="/joshua/17-9.htm">South</a> <a href="/joshua/17-7.htm">Southward</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/joshua/16-8.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/18-15.htm">Uttermost</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">The borders of the lot of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/15-13.htm">Caleb's portion and conquest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/15-16.htm">Othniel, for his valour, marries Achsah, Caleb's daughter</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/15-18.htm">She obtains a blessing of her father</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">The cities of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">63. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/15-63.htm">The Jebusites unconquered</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The tribe of Judah, from which King David and ultimately Jesus Christ would come, was given a significant portion of land. The southernmost cities indicate the extent of Judah's territory, emphasizing the tribe's strategic and protective role for Israel's southern border.<p><b>in the Negev</b><br>The Negev is a desert region in southern Israel, characterized by its arid climate and sparse vegetation. It served as a natural barrier and was crucial for the defense of the nation. The Negev's harsh environment required resilience and adaptability, traits that were essential for the inhabitants of these cities.<p><b>toward the border of Edom</b><br>Edom, located southeast of Judah, was often in conflict with Israel. The border with Edom was significant for trade routes and military strategy. The relationship between Israel and Edom was complex, with Edom being descended from Esau, Jacob's brother, highlighting the ongoing familial tensions and fulfillment of prophecies regarding these nations.<p><b>Kabzeel</b><br>Kabzeel was a city on the frontier of Judah, later known as Jekabzeel. It was the hometown of Benaiah, one of David's mighty warriors, illustrating the city's contribution to Israel's military strength. The mention of Kabzeel underscores the importance of local heroes in the broader narrative of Israel's history.<p><b>Eder</b><br>Eder, meaning "flock" or "herd," suggests a pastoral setting, which was common in the Negev. The city's name reflects the agricultural lifestyle of its inhabitants, who relied on livestock for sustenance. This connection to pastoral life is a recurring theme in biblical narratives, symbolizing God's provision and care.<p><b>Jagur</b><br>Little is known about Jagur, but its inclusion in the list of cities highlights the comprehensive nature of the land distribution. Each city, regardless of its size or prominence, played a role in the collective identity and security of the tribe of Judah. The mention of lesser-known cities like Jagur emphasizes the detailed record-keeping and the importance of every part of the land in God's plan for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. The tribe of Judah was allotted a significant portion of land in the Promised Land, including the southern region mentioned in this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>A neighboring nation to Israel, descended from Esau, Jacob's brother. The border with Edom signifies the southern boundary of Judah's territory.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/negev.htm">Negev</a></b><br>A desert region in southern Israel. The Negev was part of the land allocated to the tribe of Judah and is characterized by its arid climate.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/kabzeel.htm">Kabzeel</a></b><br>A city located at the southern edge of Judah's territory. It is mentioned as one of the cities near the border with Edom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/eder_and_jagur.htm">Eder and Jagur</a></b><br>Additional cities listed alongside Kabzeel, marking the southern boundary of Judah's inheritance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_boundaries.htm">Understanding Boundaries</a></b><br>The allocation of land to the tribes of Israel, including Judah, teaches us about God's order and provision. Just as God set physical boundaries for His people, He sets spiritual and moral boundaries for us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_heritage.htm">Significance of Heritage</a></b><br>The mention of specific cities and regions underscores the importance of heritage and identity. As believers, we are called to understand and value our spiritual heritage in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The detailed description of the land distribution is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We can trust God to fulfill His promises in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_on_the_edge.htm">Living on the Edge</a></b><br>The cities at the edge of Judah's territory remind us that we are often called to live on the edge of our comfort zones, engaging with the world while maintaining our distinct identity in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_tribes_fully_possess_land.htm">If the land division was divinely ordained, why do other biblical accounts (e.g., Judges 1) describe tribes failing to fully possess these assigned territories?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_joshua_21_cities_conflict_with_14-20.htm">Do the cities assigned in Joshua 21 conflict with the earlier tribal boundaries in Joshua 14-20?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_nehemiah_11_25-36_sites_match_history.htm">Nehemiah 11:25-36 - Do the recorded locations and populations in Judah and Benjamin align with known historical or archaeological records of the period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_106_align_with_full_conquest.htm">Psalm 106:34-35 suggests Israel did not fully conquer or destroy surrounding nations--how does this align with biblical passages that claim they subdued the land completely?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">And the uttermost cities.</span>--The cities of the tribe of Judah are given under four heads: (<span class= "ital">a</span>)<span class= "ital"> towards Edom; </span>(b)<span class= "ital"> in the Shephelah, </span>or plain of the coast (<a href="/joshua/15-33.htm" title="And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,">Joshua 15:33</a>, &c.); (c) <span class= "ital">in the mountains </span>(<a href="/joshua/15-48.htm" title="And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,">Joshua 15:48</a>); (<span class= "ital">d</span>)<span class= "ital"> in the wilderness </span>(<a href="/joshua/15-61.htm" title="In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,">Joshua 15:61</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Of </span>those in <a href="/context/joshua/15-21.htm" title="And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,">Joshua 15:21-32</a>, the first twenty-nine, Conder identifies only four--viz., Adadah, <a href="/joshua/15-22.htm" title="And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,">Joshua 15:22</a> (<span class= "ital">Ad'adah</span>)<span class= "ital">; </span>Kerioth Hezron (some see a trace of Kerioth in the <span class= "ital">sobriquet </span>of Judas <span class= "ital">Is-cariot, </span>the man of Kerioth), <a href="/joshua/15-25.htm" title="And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,">Joshua 15:25</a> (<span class= "ital">Hudireh</span>)<span class= "ital">; </span>Beer-sheba, <a href="/joshua/15-28.htm" title="And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,">Joshua 15:28</a> (<span class= "ital">Bir es-seb'a</span>)<span class= "ital">; </span>and Ain Rimmon, <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm" title="And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:">Joshua 15:32</a> ( U<span class= "ital">mm er-Ruman-n</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>It is not easy to say precisely how the twenty-nine are to be obtained from the thirty-three, but evidently some of the <span class= "ital">Hazors </span>are villages attached to the cities. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Coast</span>. Rather, <span class="accented">border</span> (<span class="accented">see</span> note ver. 4). <span class="cmt_word">Southward</span>. The term here used (see above, ver. 19) for "south" is the one which has the signification of dryness. It is, however, occasionally used in a less strict sense, as in <a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">Joshua 19:24</a>. Though the south country was in the main an arid region, yet its intersection by numerous wadys, with their attendant streams, provided fertile spots at intervals, where the traveller might rest, cattle might be watered, and corn and other produce raised. The only places of any importance in Scripture history mentioned here are Beersheba (see <a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31</a>), and Hormah (see <a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Numbers 14:45</a>; <a href="/numbers/21-3.htm">Numbers 21:3</a>; and cf. <a href="/joshua/12-14.htm">Joshua 12:14</a>; <a href="/joshua/19-4.htm">Joshua 19:4</a>; and <a href="/judges/1-17.htm">Judges 1:17</a>). This last passage explains why the city is mentioned among the cities of Simeon as well as Judah, and is another instance of the remarkable accuracy of our author. Ziklag is famous as the residence of David (<a href="/1_samuel/27-6.htm">1 Samuel 27:6</a>). It is noteworthy that t was given to him by Achish, king of Gath, in whose possession it therefore was at that time. It was burnt by the roving hands of Amalekites (<a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">1 Samuel 30:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/15-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These were</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the southernmost</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְצֵה֙</span> <span class="translit">(miq·ṣêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> </span><span class="str2">End, extremity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָרִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַטֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Negev</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה</span> <span class="translit">(ban·neḡ·bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5045.htm">Strong's 5045: </a> </span><span class="str2">South country, the Negeb, south</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the border</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Edom:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱד֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḏō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> </span><span class="str2">The name of a condiment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Kabzeel,</span><br /><span class="heb">קַבְצְאֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(qaḇ·ṣə·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6909.htm">Strong's 6909: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kabzeel -- 'God gathers', a city in southern Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eder,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵ֖דֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·ḏer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5740.htm">Strong's 5740: </a> </span><span class="str2">A Levite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jagur,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָגֽוּר׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḡūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3017.htm">Strong's 3017: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jagur -- a city in southern Judah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/15-21.htm">Joshua 15:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/15-21.htm">OT History: Joshua 15:21 The farthest cities of the tribe (Josh. 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