Bible Strands
Joshua 15:30
Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua lists the allotted cities for the tribe of Judah's southern inheritance. The verse appears within a geographical catalog between the entries for Baalah and Ziklag.
The words — The Hebrew text records three toponyms: וְ/אֶלְתּוֹלַ֥ד (ve./'el.to.Lad, "and Eltolad"), וּ/כְסִ֖יל (u./khe.Sil, "and Kesil"), and וְ/חָרְמָֽה\׃ (ve./cha.re.Mah, "and Hormah"). Each is prefixed with the conjunction "and," marking them as consecutive items in a territorial list.
The thread — Eltolad and Hormah reappear in Joshua 19:4 as part of Simeon's allotment. Hormah also connects to Numbers 14:45 and Deuteronomy 1:44, where it serves as the site of a rout by the Amalekites and Amorites.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of how specific geographical boundaries were assigned to fulfill the tribal inheritance. It requires the reader to track the concrete distribution of land rather than abstract promises.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
Cross-references
- Joshua 19:4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
- Numbers 14:45 Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.
- Deuteronomy 1:44 Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.
- Judges 1:17 Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.