Joshua 16:2

16:2 The southern border ¹  extended from Bethel to Luz, ²  and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

Joshua 18:22

18:22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, ³ 

Joshua 18:25

18:25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

Joshua 18:1

The Tribes Meet at Shiloh

18:1 The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. ⁴  Though they had subdued the land, ⁵ 

Joshua 1:1

The Lord Commissions Joshua

1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:

Joshua 1:1

The Lord Commissions Joshua

1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:

Joshua 6:16-17

6:16 The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army, ⁶  “Give the battle cry, ⁷  for the Lord is handing the city over to you! ⁸  6:17 The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord, ⁹  except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the spies ¹⁰  we sent.

Joshua 1:1

The Lord Commissions Joshua

1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:

Jeremiah 31:15

31:15 The Lord says,

“A sound is heard in Ramah, ¹¹ 

a sound of crying in bitter grief.

It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children

and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone.” ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the southern border) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn In the Hebrew text the place name “Luz” has the directive ending, indicating that the border went from Bethel to Luz. Elsewhere Luz and Bethel appear to be names for the same site (cf. Judg 1:23), but here they appear to be distinct. Note that the NIV translates “from Bethel (that is, Luz)” here, following the reading of the LXX, εἰς Βαιθηλ Λουζα (eis Baiqhl Louza, “from Bethel [Luz]”).

³ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁴ tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”

⁶ tn Heb “the people.”

⁷ tn Or “the shout.”

⁸ tn Heb “for the Lord has given to you the city.” The verbal form is a perfect, probably indicating certitude here.

⁹ tn Or “dedicated to the Lord.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “messengers.”

¹¹ sn Ramah is a town in Benjamin approximately five miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem. It was on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem. Traditionally, Rachel’s tomb was located near there at a place called Zelzah (1 Sam 10:2). Rachel was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin and was very concerned about having children because she was barren (Gen 30:1-2) and went to great lengths to have them (Gen 30:3, 14-15, 22-24). She was the grandmother of Ephraim and Manasseh which were two of the major tribes in northern Israel. Here Rachel is viewed metaphorically as weeping for her “children,” the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh, who had been carried away into captivity in 722 b.c.

¹² tn Or “gone into exile” (cf. v. 16), though some English versions take this as meaning “dead” (e.g., NCV, CEV, NLT), presumably in light of Matt 2:18.