And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

JOSHUA 15:50KJV
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Joshua 15:50 (KJV)

What does Joshua 15:50 mean?

Joshua 15:50 lists three towns—Anab, Eshtemoh, and Anim—as part of the territory assigned to the tribe of Judah. This verse is part of a larger section that details the specific cities and regions given to Judah after the Israelites entered the Promised Land.

In the book of Joshua, Joshua is leading the Israelites as they divide the land of Canaan among the twelve tribes. This verse is found in a long list of towns within Judah’s portion, showing how the land was carefully distributed. Naming each town highlights the thoroughness of the division and helps later generations know their ancestral inheritance.

Where else these words appear

“Anab” Hebrew H6024 · used in 2 verses

  • Joshua 11:21 And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.

“Eshtemoh” Hebrew H851 · used in 6 verses

  • Joshua 21:14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
  • 1 Samuel 30:28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
  • 1 Chronicles 4:19 And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.