Passage Research
Joshua 18 — Sermon Preparation
The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh, and Joshua distributes the remaining land by lot among the seven tribes that had not yet received their inheritance. Below is a research summary for Joshua 18, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 28
- verses
- 405 / 161
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Joshua 18 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גְּבוּל | gᵉbûwl | H1366 | 13 | cord, twisted |
| נֶגֶב | negeb | H5045 | 9 | south, Negeb |
| צָפוֹן | tsâphôwn | H6828 | 8 | hidden, dark |
| קִרְיַת יְעָרִים | Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym | H7157 | 5 | Kirjath-Jearim, Kirjath-Arim |
| נַחֲלָה | nachălâh | H5159 | 6 | inherited, occupancy |
| כָּתֵף | kâthêph | H3802 | 5 | shoulder, side-piece |
| גּוֹרָל | gôwrâl | H1486 | 5 | pebble, lot |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter we have, I. The setting up of the tabernacle at Shiloh, ver. 1. II. The stirring up of the seven tribes that were yet unsettled to look after their lot, and the putting of them in a method for it, by Joshua, ver. 2-7. III. The distributing of the land into seven lots, by certain men employed for that purpose, ver. 8, 9. IV. The determining of these seven portions to the seven tribes yet unprovided for by lot, ver. 10. V. The particular lot of the tribe of Benjamin, the borders of it, ver. 11-20. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on Joshua 18:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Shiloh— Josh 18:1
- Beth-aven 1— Josh 18:12
- Jericho 1— Josh 18:12
- Jordan— Josh 18:12
- Ataroth-addar— Josh 18:13
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