Joshua 18:12

And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
border	הַגְּב֛וּל ha.ge.Vul	H1366	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
north	צָפ֖וֹנָה tza.Fo.nah	H6828	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
side	לִפְאַ֥ת lif.'At	H6285	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name
border	הַגְּבוּל֩ ha.ge.Vul	H1366	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
up	וְעָלָ֣ה ve.'a.Lah	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
side	כֶּ֨תֶף Ke.tef	H3802	the shoulder (proper · noun, common feminine singular construct
Jericho	יְרִיח֜וֹ ye.ri.Cho	H3405	Jericho or Jerecho · proper noun, a place name
north	מִצָּפ֗וֹן mi.tza.Fon	H6828	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
up	וְעָלָ֤ה ve.'a.Lah	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
mountains	בָהָר֙ va.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
westward	יָ֔מָּה Ya.mah	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
out	תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔יו to.tze.'o.Tav	H8444	(only in plural collective) exit · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
wilderness	מִדְבַּ֖רָה mid.Ba.rah	H4057	a pasture (i.e. open field · noun, common masculine singular construct + directional suffix
Beth-aven	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1007	Beth-Aven · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Joshua 16:1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up fr…
Joshua 7:2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view…
Joshua 2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into…
Joshua 3:16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those tha…
Joshua 6:1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
Hosea 4:15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The L…
Hosea 5:8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Hosea 10:5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereo…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:11–end

We have here the lot of the tribe of Benjamin, which Providence cast next to Joseph on the one hand, because Benjamin was own and only brother to Joseph, and was little Benjamin (Psa 68:27), that needed the protection of great Joseph, and yet had a better protector, for the Lord shall cover him all the day long, Deu 33:12. And it was next to Judah on the other hand, that this tribe might hereafter unite with Judah in an adherence to the throne of David and the temple at Jerusalem. Here we have, 1. The exact borders and limits of this tribe, which we need not be exact in the explication of. As it had Judah on the south and Joseph on the north, so it had Jordan on the east and Dan on the west.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:11

the lot of . . . Benjamin came up--It has been supposed that there were two urns or vessels, from which the lots were drawn: one containing the names of the tribes, the other containing those of the seven portions; and that the two were drawn out simultaneously. the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph--Thus the prophecy of Moses respecting the inheritance of Benjamin was remarkably accomplished. (See on Deu 33:12). Next: Joshua Chapter 19

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:12

The wilderness of Beth-aven - This was the same as Beth-el; but this name was not given to it till Jeroboam had fixed one of his golden calves there. Its first name signifies the house of God; its second, the house of iniquity.

John Gill on Joshua 18:12

And their border on the north side was from Jordan,.... Which was the eastern boundary of the tribe, and hence proceeded from east to west, and formed its northern border, which is described in like manner as the lot of the children of Joseph, Joshua 16:1, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side; from Jordan it went to the north of Jericho, and so took in that place, which was within the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:21, and went up through the mountains westward; the mountains that were on the north of Jericho; for, as Strabo says (i), Jericho was surrounded with mountains, see Joshua 2:16; through these mountains the coast went on towards the western border of the…

Dictionary and topics

Beth-aven — House of nothingness; i.e., “of idols”, a place in the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Josh. 7:2; 18:12; 1 Sam. 13:5). In Hos. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5 it stands for “Bethel” (q.v.), and it is so…
Bethaven — (house of nothingness, i.e. of idols), a place on the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel, (Joshua 7:2; 18:12) and lying between that place and Michmash. (1 Samuel 13:5; 14:28) In (Hosea 4:15; 5:8;…
Benjamin · .Allotment in the land of — .Allotment in the land of
Benjamin, Tribe Of · Cities and bounds of inheritance — Cities and bounds of inheritance
Beth-Aven · A place on the mountains of Benjamin — A place on the mountains of Benjamin
Deserts · Mentioned in scripture: Bethaven — Mentioned in scripture: Bethaven
Jericho · .Situated within the territory allotted to Benjamin — .Situated within the territory allotted to Benjamin

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 18:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:11

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:12

John Gill on Joshua 18:12

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 18:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 18:11

Adam Clarke on Joshua 18:12

John Gill on Joshua 18:12

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 18:11–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 18:11–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 18:11

Rashi on Joshua 18:12