Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
Joshua 15:60 stands in the account of the conquering of the Canaanites and the division of the land among Israel. It belongs to the larger division and settling of the Promised Land among the tribes in Joshua 11-21. More specifically, it is part of the distribution of the land set forth in Joshua 13-22. That distribution was made on the basis of written documents in which the property was accurately described.
The division account exposes Israel's lack of faith and slowness in taking possession. Yet it closes with the assurance that God wrought all that He had promised and none of His good word failed.
Joshua 15:60 stands in the account of the conquering of the Canaanites and the division of the land among Israel. It belongs to the larger division and settling of the Promised Land among the tribes in Joshua 11-21. More specifically, it is part of the distribution of the land set forth in Joshua 13-22. That distribution was made on the basis of written documents in which the property was accurately described.
The division account exposes Israel's lack of faith and slowness in taking possession. Yet it closes with the assurance that God wrought all that He had promised and none of His good word failed.