Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:18
Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
18. Anathoth ] lay on or near the great road from the north to Jerusalem. Its modern name is Anta, on a broad ridge 1 hours N.N.E. of the Holy City, ( a) Hither Abiathar was banished by Solomon, after the failure of his attempt to raise Adonijah to the throne (1Ki 2:26); ( b) here Jeremiah the prophet was born (Jer 1:1; Jer 11:21-23; Jer 29:27; Jer 32:7-9).
Almon ] or Alemeth, according to the parallel list in 1Ch 6:60; now ’Almt or Almuta, about a mile N.E. of Anathoth.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 18. Anathoth.] Celebrated as the birthplace of Jeremiah, about three miles northward of Jerusalem, according to St. Jerome.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Anathoth with her suburbs,…. This is not mentioned among the cities of Benjamin, Jos 18:11; it was the native place of the Prophet Jeremiah, [See comments on Jer 1:1]; it lay about two or three miles north of Jerusalem; three, says, Jerom k. Rauwolff l speaks of it as a small village, when he travelled into those parts, and as lying on a height or eminence, and which was within twenty furlongs of Jerusalem, as Josephus writes m:
and Almon with her suburbs; this also is not mentioned among the cities of Benjamin, Jos 18:11; it is called Alemeth, 1Ch 6:60. Jarchi and Kimchi say it is the same with Bahurim, 2Sa 3:16; where the Targum renders it by Almeth, and both words signify the same thing, “youth”:
four cities; which were a large number for so small a tribe as little Benjamin to give.
k De loc. Heb. fol. 88. H. l Travels, par. 3. c. 2. p. 216. m Antiqu. l. 10. c. 7. sect. 3.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
18. Anathoth was the place to which King Solomon banished Abiathar, (1Ki 2:26,) and the birthplace of Jeremiah. Jer 1:1. It is represented by the modern village Anata, four miles northeast of Jerusalem. It is now a small village, but contains remains of the walls and foundations of the ancient city.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Anathoth. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read “and Anathoth”.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Anathoth: Anathoth was situated about three miles northward from Jerusalem according to Eusebius and Jerome – in Jer 1:20, or twenty furlongs, according to Josephus. Ant. I. x. c. 7 sec. 3. 1Ki 2:26, Isa 10:30, Jer 1:1
Almon: 1Ch 6:60, Alemeth
Reciprocal: 2Sa 16:5 – Bahurim Ezr 2:23 – Anathoth Neh 11:32 – Anathoth Jer 32:7 – Anathoth Jer 37:12 – the land