Commentaire sur Josué 15:21
וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ הֶעָרִ֗ים מִקְצֵה֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־גְּב֥וּל אֱד֖וֹם בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה קַבְצְאֵ֥ל וְעֵ֖דֶר וְיָגֽוּר׃
Les villes de cette tribu qui se trouvaient à l’extrémité méridionale, vers la frontière d’Edom furent les suivantes: Kabceêl, Eder, Yagour;
Rashi on Joshua
The most remote cities of the tribe of the descendants of Yehudah. Referring to the border of the tribe of Yehudah. This is what our Sages stated, “Yehoshua only counted the towns that were on the borders.27 Obviously there were many more cities within the borders. These cities are mentioned to show the courage and bravery of the tribe of Yehudah. They were not afraid to live near the border of Edom, even though there was always the danger that the Edomites would attack them.
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