Joshua 15

CHAPTERS 1519THEME: Consignment of land to the tribes of IsraelThis section includes the apportionment of the Promised Land given to the tribes that settled on the west side of the Jordan River. Chapter 15 deals with Judah’s portion; chapter 16 with Ephraim’s portion; chapter 17 with Manasseh’s portion; and chapters 18 and 19 with the portions of Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan. As important as this section was to the nation of Israel, it has no great significance to us. Therefore we shall lift out only the high points.

Joshua 15:13

PORTION OF JUDAHIn chapter 14 we saw that Caleb was a member of the tribe of Judah and that God gave to him the city of Hebron. In chapter 15 we have more about this remarkable man. Also the boundaries of the entire tribe of Judah are given in this chapter. You see, the land old Caleb wanted was in giant country, and he was as ready to take on the giants now as when he was a young man.

Joshua 15:15

The total area of the tribe of Judah is marked out in the first of the chapter; then cities are mentioned. You’ll have difficulty finding most of them on your map because they are way down in Negev.