Bible Strands
Joshua 15:29
Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the southern boundary towns for the tribe of Judah during the initial land distribution. The passage functions as a geographic inventory marking the limits of the allotted territory.
The words — בַּעֲלָ֥ה (ba.'a.Lah) denotes Baalah, and וְ/עִיִּ֖ים (ve./'i.Yim) translates to and Iim. These Hebrew terms operate as proper place names within the border list.
The thread — The settlement names reappear in Joshua 19:3 and 1 Chronicles 4:29, though the chronicle passage replaces Baalah and Iim with Bilhah and Tolad. Joshua 15:9 also tracks the border's route toward the Waters of Nephtoah.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of the exact geographic markers assigned to Judah's inheritance. It establishes that the territorial division was documented through specific, enumerated locations rather than vague boundaries.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:9 From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
- Joshua 19:3 Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
- 1 Chronicles 4:29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,