Bible Strands
Joshua 15:42
Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua catalogs the territorial inheritance allocated to the tribe of Judah in the southern district. This verse continues a list of fortified cities and their villages assigned to that tribe.
The words — The text names three settlements: לִבְנָה (Libnah), עֶתֶר (Ether), and עָשָׁן (Ashan). These Hebrew proper nouns identify specific locations within the Judahite allotment.
The thread — Libnah appears in Joshua 10:29 and 12:15 as a site of military campaign and a defeated king’s territory. Ether and Ashan are listed again in Joshua 19:7 as part of the inheritance distributed to the tribe of Simeon.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to recognize the precise geographical boundaries established for Judah and Simeon. It demands attention to how tribal allotments were documented and administered in the conquest narrative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
Cross-references
- Joshua 10:29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
- Joshua 12:15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
- Joshua 19:7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
- 2 Kings 8:22 So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.