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Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:30

30. Kitron and Nahalol are both of unknown situation. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:31

31. Accho is a flourishing seaport on a bay of the same name, just north of Mount Carmel. It was named Ptolemais, in honour of one of the Ptolemies. Its modern name is Acre. It contains a mixed population of five thousand. On Zidon, or great Sidon, see Joshua 11:8. “The district of Sidon,” says Wilkins, “had apparently been included in the earliest scheme of conquest. But it had not fallen to the lot of either of the two most powerful and warlike tribes Judah and Ephraim; it was destined... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:33

33. Beth-shemesh ( house of the sun) and Beth-anath ( house of echo) are unknown. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:34

34. Amorites Joshua 2:10, note. Forced the children of Dan into the mountain Dan’s portion was chiefly that part of the Shephelah, or maritime plain, which lay to the west of Benjamin and northwest of Judah. Hence he was forced out of the main part of his inheritance. The tribe made up for this by conquests in the north, near Mount Hermon. Chap. 18, and Joshua 19:47. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:35

35. Mount Heres ( sun mountain) is supposed to be another name for Ir-shemesh, ( the sun town,) identified in Ain Shems. Perhaps it was some eminence or range of hills in the vicinity of Ain Shems. See Joshua 15:10. Aijalon See on Joshua 10:12. Shaalbim No trace of any name resembling this is found in the vicinity of Yale or Ain Shems. House of Joseph See note on Judges 1:22. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 1:36

36. Akrabbim Probably the range of cliffs which form the southern boundary of the Valley of Salt, or the lower end of the Ghor, south of the Dead Sea. See on Joshua 15:3, where it is called Maaleh-acrabbim. From the rock, and upward By the rock many understand Petra, the Edomite capital, which is called Sela ( הסלע , the rock) in 2 Kings 14:7; but this would make palpable confusion in the context, and involve the impossible conclusion that the Amorites had possession of the... read more

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