Joshua 13:26

Jos 13:26 And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

Ver. 26. Ramathmizpeth.] Called also Ramoth in Gilead. {Jos 20:8}

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Verse 26. Ramath-mizpeh] The same as Ramoth-gilead. It was one of the cities of refuge, Jos 20:8; De 4:47.

Mahanaim] Or the two camps. Situated on the northern side of the brook Jabbok, celebrated for the vision of the two camps of angels which Jacob had there; see Ge 32:2.

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26. and from Heshbon] Thus the extension northward of the tribe is expressed, unto Ramath-mizpeh, which is identical with the early sanctuary at which Jacob and Laban set up their cairn of stones, and which received the names of Mizpeh, Galeed, and Jegar-Sahadutha, and which probably was the same as the famous Ramoth-gilead, where (a) Ahab was slain (1Ki_22:1-37), (b) his son Joram was wounded by Hazael (2Ki_8:28), (c) Jehu was anointed king (2Ki_9:1-6). It is the modern es-Salt on the road from Jericho to Damascus.

and Betonim] a town somewhere on the northern boundary of Gad. Its site was unknown to Jerome.

and from Mahanaim] in the east, unto Debir, on the heights which border the Jordan on the west. Mahanaim (= the two hosts) is famous in the history (a) of Jacob’s return from Padanaram (Gen_32:2), (b) of Ishbosheth’s reign (2Sa_2:8), (c) of David’s flight from Absalom (2Sa_17:24; 2Sa_17:27). The site of Debir is undetermined.

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And in the valley, Betharam,.... The same with Bethharan; see Gill on Num 32:36,

and Bethnimrah; sometimes called Nimrah, Num 32:3; near to which were some waters, called the waters of Nimrim, Isa 15:6; It was in Jerom's (p) time a large village; it seems to have its name from leopards, which perhaps had their haunts hereabout:

and Succoth: the place where Jacob pitched his tent after he had passed over Jabbok; it is called in the Jerusalem Talmud (q) Thaarabah:

and Zaphon; which in the same Talmud is Amatho or Amathus, which Jerom says (r) is a village beyond Jordan, twenty one miles from Pella to the south, though he places it in the tribe of Reuben:

the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon; which was not given to the tribe of Reuben, Jos 13:21,

Jordan and his border; that is, the cities which were near it, as Kimchi; or that were upon the bank of it, as Jarchi:

even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth; the same with the lake of Gennesaret, Luk 5:1,

on the other side Jordan eastward; the other from that in which the inheritance of Gad lay, which was beyond Jordan, from the land of Canaan.

(p) De loc. Heb. fol. 93. I. (q) T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 38. 4. (r) De loc. Heb. fol. 88. E.

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From Heshbon, either exclusively or inclusively. See Poole on "Jos 13:17".

Ramath-mizpeh, called Ramoth-gilead, or Ramoth in Gilead, Jos 20:8, and elsewhere

Mahanaim, exclusively; for Mahanaim was in the portion of Manasseh, beyond Jabbok, which was the border of Gad and Manasseh.

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26. From Heshbon — Which belonged to the Reubenites, (Jos_13:17,) but stood so near the boundary between Reuben and Gad as to be occupied in common by both tribes. Compare Jos_13:17 and Jos_21:39, notes.

Ramath-mizpeh — Probably identical with Ramoth-gilead and Mizpeh of Gilead, which was allotted to the Levites and appointed one of the cities of refuge. Jos_20:8; Jos_21:38. Most modern scholars are inclined to locate it at the village of es-Salt, thirty miles north of Heshbon. “This is indicated,” says Porter, “(1) by its position on the summit of a steep hill; (2) by its old ecclesiastical name, Saltus Hieralicus, which appears to point to its original sacerdotal and holy character; (3) by the fact that about two miles to the northwest of es-Salt is the highest peak of the mountain range, still bearing the name Jebel Jilead; (4) by the statement of Eusebius that Ramoth-Gilead lay in the fifteenth mile from Philadelphia towards the west, and this is the exact distance of es-Salt from Rabbath-Ammon.” From its lofty position and sacred character it became a great sanctuary of the eastern tribes. See Jdg_10:17, note.

Betonim — Probably identical with a ruined village Batneh, marked on the maps of Menke and Van de Velde about five miles west of es-Salt.

Mahanaim — The place where Jacob met with the angels of God, and therefore called by a name which signifies a double host or camp. Gen_32:2, note. It stood on the border between Gad and Manasseh, (Jos_13:30,) and was assigned to the Levites. Chap. Jos_21:38. Here after Saul’s death Abner made Ishbosheth king, (2Sa_2:8,) and to this place David fled during the rebellion of Absalom. Its site is yet a matter of uncertainty. Some think it is the modern Mahneh, near Jebel Ajlun; while Porter suggests that it may have stood upon the site now occupied by the ruins of Gerasa. The border of Debir is utterly unknown. The Hebrew for of Debir is לדבר, and the first letter ל, lamedh, may be a part of the name, Lidbir. Reland thinks it may be the same as Lodebar, which, according to 2Sa_9:4, must have been in this same vicinity.

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Ramath-Mizpeh. This is identified with Ramoth-Gilead by Vandevelde, and must have been the Mizpeh of Gilead mentioned in Jud_1:11:29. It is supposed to be identical with the place called Mizpah, Galeed, and Jegar-sahadutha by Jacob and Laban respectively. (Gen_31:47-49) If it be the same as Ramoth-Gilead, it is the scene of the celebrated battle against the Syrians, in which Ahab lost his life, (1Ki 22) and where the fall of the dynasty of Omri was brought about by the revolt of Jehu. (2Ki 9) Conder, however, thinks the two are distinct places, and fixes Ramoth-Mizpeh on the north border of Gad, about 25 reties west of Bozrah.

Mahanaim The dual of hnhm two hosts or camps. It received its name from Jacob, who with his own company met the angels of God, and who commemorated the meeting by this name. (see Gen_32:2) Here Ishbesheth was crowned. (2Sa_2:8) Here David took refuge when he crossed the Jordan, to avoid falling into the hands of Absalom. (2Sa_17:24) Debir. Not the Debir mentioned in Jos 10, but another Debir in the land of Gilead, whose site is unknown.

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Ramath-mizpeh - Called Ramoth-Gilead, or Ramoth in Gilead. Mahanaim - Exclusively; for Mahanaim was in the portion of Manasseh, beyond Jabbok, which was the border of Gad and Manasseh.

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