In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
Parallel translations
- KJV In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,
- BSB These were in the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
- ESV In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
- NKJV In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
- NASB In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
- NLT In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
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Quick answer
The wilderness district begins with Beth Arabah, Middin, and Secacah. Judah's desert towns are listed.
Overview
The Judean wilderness, sloping toward the Dead Sea, was sparse but still apportioned to the tribe. These few desert settlements clung to its waters and oases. Even the barren regions were counted as part of the inheritance God gave.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Josh 15:6The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
- Josh 18:18It passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.
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