Bible Commentary

And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities. 25. Tanach ] See ch. Jos 12:21; Gath-rimmon, or Bileam (1Ch 6:70) = Ibleam, see above, ch. Jos 17:2. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges To wit, that half which dwelt in Canaan, by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:25”

Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities. 24. Aijalon ] See Jos 10:12; Gath-rimmon, see Jos 19:45. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 24. Aijalon] See Clarke on Jos 10:12. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible Aijalon with her suburbs,…. [See comments on Jos 19:42]; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:24”

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, 23. Eltekeh ] See ch. Jos 19:44; Gibbethon, ch. Jos 19:44. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs,…. [See comments on Jos 19:44]; Gibbethon with her suburbs, [See … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:23”

And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities. 22. Kibzaim = probably to Jokmeam (1Ch 6:68); Beth-horon, see ch. Jos 10:10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 22. Beth-horon] There were two cities of this name, the upper and the nether; but which is intended here, cannot be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:22”

For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, 21. Shechem ] See above Jos 17:7, Jos 20:7; Gezer, see Jos 10:33. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For they gave them Shechem, with her suburbs, in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:21”

And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 20 26. Cities of the rest of the Kohathites 20. And the families of the children of Kohath ] i. e. those who were … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:20”

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs. Verse 19. Thirteen cities with their suburbs.] At the time mentioned here certainly thirteen cities were too large a proportion for the priests, as they and their families amounted to a very small number: but this ample provision was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:19”

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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:18”

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, 17. Gibeon ] See ch. Jos 9:3; Geba, Jos 18:24. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs,…. See Gill “Jos 18:25”; from which came the Gibeonites. Geba with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:17”

And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 16. Ain, see Jos 15:32, Jos 19:7; Juttah, Jos 15:55; Beth-shemesh, Jos 15:10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Ain here, and Gibeon Jos 21:17, and some others here named, are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 21:16”