Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
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Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
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And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
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and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath;
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Passages linked to Joshua 19:44 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 21:23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,
- 1 Kings 9:18 Baalath, Tamar in the wilderness,
- 1 Kings 15:27 Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
- 1 Kings 16:15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jehud,.... Of Jehud no mention is made elsewhere:
And Jehud,.... Of Jehud no mention is made elsewhere:
and Beneberak signifies sons of lightning; see Mar 3:17. Jerom (x) speaks of tills as the name of two places, Bane in the tribe of Dan, and Barach in the same tribe, and which was in his day near Azotus. This place was famous in later times among the Jews for being a place where one of their noted Rabbins, R. Akiba, abode and taught for some time (y):
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and Gathrimmon was in Jerom's (z) time a very large village, twelve miles from Diospolis, or Lydda, as you go from Eleutheropolis to it; it was a city given to the Levites, Jos 21:24.
(x) De loc. Heb. fol. 89. H. (y) T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 32. 2. (z) De loc. Heb. fol. 92. C.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Elthece, or Elthecon of Juda, given to the Levites.…
Elthece, or Elthecon of Juda, given to the Levites. All the three tribes might dwell in it.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 44. Eltekeh, and Gibbethon] occur as Levitical cities in…
44. Eltekeh, and Gibbethon] occur as Levitical cities in ch. Jos_21:23. The sites are not identified; Baalath may be Deir Balût. It was fortified by Solomon (1Ki_9:18), and is placed by Josephus near Gezer. See Jos. Ant. viii. 6. 1.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Gibbethon. A Levitical city, as was also Eltekeh. (see…
Gibbethon. A Levitical city, as was also Eltekeh. (see Jos_21:23) It was the same city as that mentioned as "belonging to the Philistines" in 1Ki_15:27 1Ki_16:15, 1Ki_16:17.
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