Obadiah 1:19
"And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And they of the south shall possess the land of Esau,.... That is, those Jews that shall dwell in the southern part of the land of Judea shall seize upon the country of Idumea, lying contiguous to them; they shall enlarge their border, and take that into their possession: and they of the plain the Philistines; or of Sephela, they that shall inhabit the plain, or champaign country of Judea, as the parts of Lydda, Emmaus, and Sharon, were; these

shall possess the country of the Philistines, lying near unto them, as Azotus, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria; all the countries that the ten tribes inhabited, in the times of their idolatry, before their captivity, which the Jews shall now be restored unto: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead; that tribe shall be so enlarged as to take in the country of Gilead, which lay beyond Jordan, formerly possessed by the, half tribe of Manasseh. Some think this was fulfilled in the times of the Maccabees, when several of these places were taken by Judas, in the Apocrypha: "17. Then said Judas unto Simon his brother, Choose thee out men, and go and deliver thy brethren that are in Galilee, for I and Jonathan my brother will go into the country of Galaad. 36. From thence went he, and took Casphon, Maged, Bosor, and the other cities of the country of Galaad. 38. So Judas sent men to espy the host, who brought him word, saying, All the heathen that be round about us are assembled unto them, even a very great host.'' (1 Maccabees 5) but since the land of Judea, and the countries adjacent to it, were never as yet inhabited by the Jews in the form and manner here mentioned, it rather respects their settlement in their own land, in the latter day, when their borders will be greatly enlarged; see Eze 48:1 ; or it may regard the enlargement of the church of Christ, either in the first times of the Gospel, when that was spread in those parts, and met with success; see Act 8:6 ; or rather in the latter day, when Christ's kingdom will be from sea to sea, and his dominion from the river to the ends of the earth, Psa 72:8 ; and to which also the following words belong.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (18 words)

H3423 יָרַשׁ
Definition:

1;וְיָרַשׁconsecutiveJeremiah 49:2;Numbers 27:11; 2masculine singularיָרָ֑שְׁתָּ1 Kings 21:19;וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֫Deuteronomy 6:182t.; suffixוִירִשְׁתָּהּconsecutiveDeuteronomy 17:142t. on this and kindred f 1;וְיָרַשׁconsecutiveJeremiah 49:2;Numbers 27:11; 2masculine singularיָרָ֑שְׁתָּ1 Kings 21:19;וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֫Deuteronomy 6:182t.; suffixוִירִשְׁתָּהּconsecutiveDeuteronomy 17:142t. on this and kindred f

Possible Meanings:
  • take possession of (semantic_range)
  • inherit (semantic_range)
  • dispossess (semantic_range)
  • take possession of (semantic_range)
  • have as a possession (semantic_range)
H5045 נֶגֶב
Definition:

1+; constructJoshua 11:2+;נֶ֫גְבָּהGenesis 13:14+; —1south-country, i.e.a.specificallythe region south of Judah, boundaries not exactly defined(see cities in itJoshua 15:21-32), but with from hills so 1+; constructJoshua 11:2+;נֶ֫גְבָּהGenesis 13:14+; —1south-country, i.e.a.specificallythe region south of Judah, boundaries not exactly defined(see cities in itJoshua 15:21-32), but with from hills so

Possible Meanings:
  • Negeb (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H2022 הַר
Definition:

26, readהוֺרֵיעָֿד; but betterהַרֲרֵיעַֿדeverlasting mountains, seeהַרbelowהרר.הַר558noun masculineGenesis 7:19mountain, hill, hill-country(Late Hebrewid., pluralהָרִים,הֲרָרִים; PhoenicianהרCISi. 3, 26, readהוֺרֵיעָֿד; but betterהַרֲרֵיעַֿדeverlasting mountains, seeהַרbelowהרר.הַר558noun masculineGenesis 7:19mountain, hill, hill-country(Late Hebrewid., pluralהָרִים,הֲרָרִים; PhoenicianהרCISi. 3,

H6215 עֵשָׂו
Definition:

25,26 7t. 25,Genesis 26:34;Genesis 27:124t.Genesis 27:27, 28,Genesis 32:415t.Genesis 32:32, 33, 35,Joshua 24:4(twice in verse);Malachi 1:2,3;1 Chronicles 1:34; identification withאֱדוֺםGenesis 36:1,8, 25,26 7t. 25,Genesis 26:34;Genesis 27:124t.Genesis 27:27, 28,Genesis 32:415t.Genesis 32:32, 33, 35,Joshua 24:4(twice in verse);Malachi 1:2,3;1 Chronicles 1:34; identification withאֱדוֺםGenesis 36:1,8,

Possible Meanings:
  • Esau (semantic_range)
H8219 שְׁפֵלָה
Definition:

16; —lowland:1usually technical term of strip west of Judaean mountains(on exact limits see GASmGeogr. 201 ff.; Expos. Dec. 1896, 404 f.BuhlGeogr. 104DrHast. DB iii. 892 f.): almost always distinguish 16; —lowland:1usually technical term of strip west of Judaean mountains(on exact limits see GASmGeogr. 201 ff.; Expos. Dec. 1896, 404 f.BuhlGeogr. 104DrHast. DB iii. 892 f.): almost always distinguish

H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H6430 פְלִשְׁתִּי
Definition:

׳הַמּthe Philistine(Goliath) slain by David1 Samuel 17:827t. 17,1 Samuel 18:6;1 Samuel 19:5;1 Samuel 21:10;1 Samuel 22:10; one slain byAbishai2 Samuel 21:17; elsewhere pluralthe Philistines,:255 usual ׳הַמּthe Philistine(Goliath) slain by David1 Samuel 17:827t. 17,1 Samuel 18:6;1 Samuel 19:5;1 Samuel 21:10;1 Samuel 22:10; one slain byAbishai2 Samuel 21:17; elsewhere pluralthe Philistines,:255 usual

H3423 יָרַשׁ
Definition:

1;וְיָרַשׁconsecutiveJeremiah 49:2;Numbers 27:11; 2masculine singularיָרָ֑שְׁתָּ1 Kings 21:19;וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֫Deuteronomy 6:182t.; suffixוִירִשְׁתָּהּconsecutiveDeuteronomy 17:142t. on this and kindred f 1;וְיָרַשׁconsecutiveJeremiah 49:2;Numbers 27:11; 2masculine singularיָרָ֑שְׁתָּ1 Kings 21:19;וְיָרַשְׁתָּ֫Deuteronomy 6:182t.; suffixוִירִשְׁתָּהּconsecutiveDeuteronomy 17:142t. on this and kindred f

Possible Meanings:
  • take possession of (semantic_range)
  • inherit (semantic_range)
  • dispossess (semantic_range)
  • take possession of (semantic_range)
  • have as a possession (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H7704 שָׂדֶה
Definition:

12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield 12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield

H0669 אֶפְרַיִם
Definition:

52 connected withהִפְרָה, Hiph`il ofפרה, compareפראHiph`ilHosea 13:15).12nd son of JosephGenesis 41:52;Genesis 46:20; reckoned among sons of Jacob, blessed by him, and given preference over ManassehGe 52 connected withהִפְרָה, Hiph`il ofפרה, compareפראHiph`ilHosea 13:15).12nd son of JosephGenesis 41:52;Genesis 46:20; reckoned among sons of Jacob, blessed by him, and given preference over ManassehGe

Possible Meanings:
  • Ephraim (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H7704 שָׂדֶה
Definition:

12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield 12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield

H8111 שֹׁמְרוֹן
Definition:

24); —׳שׁ1 Kings 16:24(name explanation as fromשֶׁמֶר, originally owner of site),1 Kings 16:28;1 Kings 16:29;1 Kings 16:32;1 Kings 20:1,10 +;שֹׁמְר֫וֺנָה1 Kings 20:43;2 Kings 6:19;2 Kings 14:14; perso 24); —׳שׁ1 Kings 16:24(name explanation as fromשֶׁמֶר, originally owner of site),1 Kings 16:28;1 Kings 16:29;1 Kings 16:32;1 Kings 20:1,10 +;שֹׁמְר֫וֺנָה1 Kings 20:43;2 Kings 6:19;2 Kings 14:14; perso

H1144 בִּנְיָמִין
Definition:

18+; usuallyבִּנְיָמִןproper name, masculine166(son of (the) right hand) —1youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but by Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, calledבֶּןאֿוֺנִי(q. v.)Gen 18+; usuallyבִּנְיָמִןproper name, masculine166(son of (the) right hand) —1youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but by Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, calledבֶּןאֿוֺנִי(q. v.)Gen

H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H1568 גִּלְעָד
Definition:

2579t. (mostly asproper name, masculineand in combination with otherproper name, of a locationcompare below);׳הַגּGenesis 31:2150t. (so usually as name of mountain and land);גִּלְעָ֫דָהNumbers 32:39;1 2579t. (mostly asproper name, masculineand in combination with otherproper name, of a locationcompare below);׳הַגּGenesis 31:2150t. (so usually as name of mountain and land);גִּלְעָ֫דָהNumbers 32:39;1

Possible Meanings:
  • witness-pile (semantic_range)

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