And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
The book is the first of the twelve historical books, which record the history of the chosen people from their first occupation of Canaan as a nation to the return from the captivity. It is named for its leading character, by whom part of it was written, and its first twelve chapters bear the marks of an eyewitness who took part in the events. The verse stands in chapters 13 to 22, the account of the distribution of the land, which was based on written documents in which the property was accurately described. That division of the land among Israel belongs to Joshua's leadership in bringing Israel into the land and setting them toward conquest and the promised rest. The section on the conquering of the Canaanites and the division of the land comes after Achan's sin and its fearful consequences.
The chapter lists the cities that fell by lot to the tribe of Judah, including eleven mountain cities, one of which is named in this verse. The verse names En-gedi, which lies about halfway down the western shore of the Dead Sea. In Solomon's time that place was a little paradise.
The book is the first of the twelve historical books, which record the history of the chosen people from their first occupation of Canaan as a nation to the return from the captivity. It is named for its leading character, by whom part of it was written, and its first twelve chapters bear the marks of an eyewitness who took part in the events. The verse stands in chapters 13 to 22, the account of the distribution of the land, which was based on written documents in which the property was accurately described. That division of the land among Israel belongs to Joshua's leadership in bringing Israel into the land and setting them toward conquest and the promised rest. The section on the conquering of the Canaanites and the division of the land comes after Achan's sin and its fearful consequences.
The chapter lists the cities that fell by lot to the tribe of Judah, including eleven mountain cities, one of which is named in this verse. The verse names En-gedi, which lies about halfway down the western shore of the Dead Sea. In Solomon's time that place was a little paradise.