Joshua 15:41Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.
The setting
Israel, ~1400 BC. Scribes complete the official count of Judah's inheritance: sixteen cities plus surrounding villages, fulfilling centuries-old promises.
The emotion here: satisfaction at documenting God's complete faithfulness
The original word
ḥăṣērîm (חֲצֵרִים) — villages, unwalled settlements where ordinary families would live and farm
Why it matters
Beth Dagon means 'house of Dagon,' showing Israel inherited former Philistine religious centers
Read with care
What most readers miss in Joshua 15:41
The precise count of 'sixteen cities' shows meticulous record-keeping of God's provision
Common misconceptionModern readers see this as ancient census data, but it's actually a victory list proving God delivered exactly what He promised Abraham 600 years earlier.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Joshua 15:41
Bible Genome reading
Joshua 15:41 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Joshua 15:41 comes from the book of Joshua, written during the conquest period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include inheritance, completeness, fulfillment. Notable phrases: sixteen cities with their villages.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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