Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
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Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
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Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
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Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz;
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Passages linked to Joshua 18:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 18:12 Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward. It ended at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
- Joshua 2:1 Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
- Joshua 6:1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.
- Joshua 15:6 The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
- Joshua 18:19 The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.
- Luke 10:30 Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
- Luke 19:1 He entered and was passing through Jericho.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Jericho; for though the city was destroyed, the territory…
Jericho; for though the city was destroyed, the territory remained, and some houses probably were built and inhabited there, though it was not made a city with walls and gates, which was the only thing forbidden, Jos 6:26.
Keziz, or, Emec-keziz, the proper name of a city or great town.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Now the cities of the tribe of the children…
Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin,
according to their families, were Jericho,.... Which though destroyed, and not to be rebuilt as a city, was yet a place inhabited, and in future times was rebuilt, and in great splendour, and continued to the time of Christ; of which see Jos 2:1,
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and Bethhoglah, where or near to which was the threshing floor of Atad, at which lamentation was made for Jacob; see Gill on Gen 1:10, and See Gill on Jos 15:6,
and the valley of Keziz; or Emekkeziz; so the Greek version calls it Amecasis: it is highly probable it was in the valley or plain of Jericho, and perhaps might have its name from the incision of the balsam tree there; which, as Pliny (n) says, was cut with glass or a stone, or with knives made of bone; if cut with iron, it kills it.
(n) Nat. Hist. l. 12. c. 25.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Jericho - For tho' the city was destroyed, the…
Jericho - For tho' the city was destroyed, the territory remained.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 21. Now the cities] Some of these cities…
Verse 21. Now the cities] Some of these cities have been mentioned before, and described; of others we know nothing but the name.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jos 18:21. The cities of the tribe — Having…
Jos 18:21. The cities of the tribe — Having given a description of the bounds of the country, the historian sets down the principal cities in it. The first of which, Jericho, was well known; the territory of which remained, though the city itself was destroyed. And the valley of Keziz — Rather, Emir-keziz, for a city is here meant, and not a valley. Or it may be interpreted, Keziz in the valley; that is, in the plain of Jericho.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Vale of Casis, "incision," so called, as some pretend,…
Vale of Casis, "incision," so called, as some pretend, on account of the balm, which was extracted by cutting the bark with a stone, or with glass. But this etymology seems too far fetched, and there is no proof that balm was cultivated there in the days of Josue. (Calmet) --- Some of the cities of Benjamin have been here omitted, as two others are mentioned, chap. xxi. 18. (Menochius)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 21. Cities of… Benjamin — In this list, as…
21. Cities of… Benjamin — In this list, as in that of the cities of Judah, no note is made on those cities that are now unknown.
Jericho — Jos_2:1.
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Beth-hoglah — Jos_15:6.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21–28. The Cities of Benjamin
21–28. The Cities of Benjamin
21. Now the cities] The cities here enumerated fall into two groups, (a) the first of twelve lying on the east, (b) the second of fourteen lying on the west.
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1. Jericho] see note above, Jos_2:1.
2. Beth-hoglah, see note above, Jos_15:6.
3. The valley of Keziz, this is not exactly known.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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The writer lists the cities that were in the land that the tribe of Benjamin received as an inheritance. (See: How to Translate Names)
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their villages
"the villages around them"
translationWords
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Benjamin
clan
Jericho
Bethel
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 18:21-28 While Judah’s land included eleven or twelve districts…
18:21-28 While Judah’s land included eleven or twelve districts (see study note on 15:59), the tribe of Benjamin had two, totaling twenty-six towns. However, the location between the lands of Judah and Joseph gave Benjamin an economic and military importance significantly greater than its size.
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