The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
Parallel translations
- WEB The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
- KJV And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
- BSB These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
- NKJV The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the South, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
- NASB Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south were Kabzeel, Eder, and Jagur,
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The list of Judah's cities begins in the far south near Edom with Kabzeel, Eder, and Jagur. The Negev towns are enumerated.
Overview
These southernmost cities lay in the dry Negev region bordering Edom. Listing them by name records the concrete fulfillment of God's promise to give His people specific dwelling places. Kabzeel would later be home to Benaiah, one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:20).
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