Joshua 15:8 Meaning and Explanation
“And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The border ascends the Valley of Hinnom by the south side of the Jebusite city, that is Jerusalem, to the heights above.
What Does Joshua 15:8 Mean?
The line runs up the Valley of Hinnom along the south flank of the Jebusite stronghold, which the text plainly names as Jerusalem, and on to the mountain above and the Valley of Rephaim (the giants). Jerusalem, still in Jebusite hands, sits right on this boundary.
The city that will one day be called the place where God sets His name appears here only as a fortress not yet taken. Its greatest days are still hidden in the future, where David will reign and where the Lord Himself will walk and teach and give His life. God's purposes for a place often begin long before its glory is revealed.
Joshua 15:8 in the Original Language
Hinnom (הִנֹּם), the valley whose later name, Ge-hinnom, became a byword for the place of final judgment.
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What does Joshua 15:8 mean?
The border ascends the Valley of Hinnom by the south side of the Jebusite city, that is Jerusalem, to the heights above.