Joshua Chapter 15 verse 61 Holy Bible
In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
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In the waste land, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah;
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-- In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
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In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,
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In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
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In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
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In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 61. - The wilderness. מִדְבַּר; This was the eastern part of the territory of Judah, bordering on the Dead Sea. Here David took refuge from the pursuit of Saul (Psalm 63:1), here St. John the Baptist prepared the way of Christ. It is described by Tristram ('Land of Israel,' p. 197) as "a wilderness, but no desert." Herbage is to be found there, but no trees, no signs of the cultivation formerly bestowed upon the hill country (see above, ver. 48). And the fewness of the cities in early times is a proof that its character has not been altered by time. The hills, says Canon Tristram, are of a "peculiar desolate tameness," and are intersected by the traces of winter watercourses, seaming the sides of the monotonous round-topped hills. Other writers describe this country in less favourable terms, denying it even the scanty herbage found there by Canon Tristram.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(61) In the wilderness--i.e., in the mountainsnear the Dead Sea three places have been identified--viz., Secacah (Sikkkeh), the City of Salt (Tell el-Milh), and En-gedi (Ain Jidy). (See 1Samuel 24:1, &c.)
