Jos 15:5-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Josh 15:5-11: 15:5-11 Although Judah’s northern boundary is described in great detail, some sections of this border cannot be determined with certainty.

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‏ Joshua 15:5-11

Summary for Josh 15:5-11: 15:5-11 ^a Although Judah’s northern boundary is described in great detail, some sections of this border cannot be determined with certainty.
15:7 ^b This Debir was not the same town as the Debir/Kiriath-sepher of 15:15 ^c.

• This Gilgal was not the same Gilgal where the Israelites earlier established their camp (4:19 ^d).
15:8 ^e The valley of Ben-Hinnom marked Judah’s northern border. Jerusalem occupied a ridge rising northward from the lower end of this valley within the tribe of Benjamin’s territory. Neither tribe occupied Jerusalem, so when David captured it, it became the royal city of his dynasty rather than just another tribal city.
15:9 ^f the spring at the waters of Nephtoah: It is possible that the place name is a reference to Egyptian Pharaoh Merneptah (late 1200s BC); an Egyptian papyrus refers to the “wells of Merneptah” on the mountain ridges of Canaan.