Lux Domini

Joshua 15:44

And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
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Key themes

PeaceInheritanceRestCovenant fidelity

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Joshua 15:40Joshua 15:41John 14:27Philippians 4:7

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Glossary

Achzib Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel el Beida.

Keilah Place

Citadel, a city in the lowlands of Judah ( Josh. 15:44 ). David rescued it from the attack of the Philistines. Modern identification: Khirbet Qila.

Mareshah Place

Possession, a city in the plain of Judah ( John. 15:44 ). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian ( 2 Chr. 14:9 , 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 1/2 mile south of Beit Jibrin. Modern identification: Tel Maresha.