Lux Domini
And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,

Key themes

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Glossary

Dibon Place

Pining; wasting. (1. ) A city in Moab ( Num. 21:30 ); called also Dibon-gad (33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon ( Isa. 15:9 ). Modern identification: Tall Dhiban.

Hebron Place

A community; alliance. (1. ) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.

Kabzeel Place

Gathering of God, a city in the extreme south of Judah, near to Idumaea ( Josh. 15:21 ), the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David’s chief warriors ( 2 Sam. 23:20 ; 1 Chr. 11:22 ). It was called also Jekabzeel. Modern identification: Khirbet Hora.