Passage Research
Joshua 15 — Sermon Preparation
The boundaries and towns of Judah's territory are described in detail, and Caleb captures Debir, giving his daughter Achsah to her husband as the prize. Below is a research summary for Joshua 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 63
- verses
- 553 / 259
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Joshua 15 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גְּבוּל | gᵉbûwl | H1366 | 24 | cord, twisted |
| 16 | ||||
| חָצֵר | châtsêr | H2691 | 14 | yard, hamlet |
| נֶגֶב | negeb | H5045 | 10 | south, Negeb |
| יָם | yâm | H3220 | 11 | sea, large body of water |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 12 | city, waking |
| קִרְיַת סַנָּה | Qiryath Çannâh | H7158 | 5 | Kirjath-Sannah, Kirjath-Sepher |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not here find Bethlehem, afterwards the city of David, and ennobled by the birth of our Lord Jesus in it. That city, which, at the best, was but little among the thousands of Judah, Mic 5:2, except that it was thus honoured, was now so little as not to be accounted one of the cities.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Joshua 15:20–63 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Edom— Josh 15:1
- Negeb— Josh 15:1
- Zin 1— Josh 15:1
- Baalah 2— Josh 15:10
- Beth-shemesh 1— Josh 15:10
- Chesalon— Josh 15:10
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