The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,
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The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,
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The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-el, and in their villages,
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And the children of Benjamin from Geba onward, at Michmas and Aijah, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof;
Cross-references (9)
Passages linked to Nehemiah 11:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 12:8 He left from there to go to the mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh and called on Yahweh’s name.
- Genesis 28:19 He called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
- Joshua 8:9 Joshua sent them out; and they went to set up the ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai on the west side of Ai; but Joshua stayed among the people that night.
- Joshua 18:13 The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.
- Joshua 18:24 Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 13:11 Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn’t come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;
- Nehemiah 7:30-32 The men of Ramah and Geba: six hundred twenty-one. The men of Michmas: one hundred twenty-two. The men of Bethel and Ai: one hundred twenty-three.
- Isaiah 10:28 He has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.
- 1 Samuel 13:23 The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 31. Geba] Probably the same as Gibeah of…
Verse 31. Geba] Probably the same as Gibeah of Saul.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 31. The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt…
31. The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash] R.V. The children of Benjamin also dwelt from Geba onward, at Michmash. The list of Benjamite towns starts from Geba, about 10 or 12 miles N. of Jerusalem, the modern Djibia. It is strange that the R.V. having altered the preposition from ‘at’ to ‘in’ in Neh_11:25-29 should leave ‘at’ unaltered in Neh_11:31-32.
Aija] Probably the same as Ai, which is mentioned along with ‘Michmas’ and ‘Beth-el’ in Ezr_2:28, where see note.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) From Geba.—This verse should read: the children also…
(31) From Geba.—This verse should read: the children also of Benjamin dwelt from Geba to Michmash.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at…
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash. Rather, "Also the children of Benjamin dwelt from Geba to Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel," etc. Geba was reckoned an extreme city of Benjamin towards the west, and consequently occurs last in the first list of Joshua. (Neh_13:24) Its proximity to Michmash and Aija (Aiath) appears in Isa_10:28, Isa_10:29. All three places were in the near vicinity of Bethel.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward,…
The people of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Mikmash and Aija
"The people of Benjamin lived in Geba, Mikmash and Aija"
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Geba ... Mikmash ... Aija ... Bethel ... Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, Lod ... Ono ... Judah
These are the names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)
Aija
This is possibly another name for the town of Ai.
the valley of craftsmen
Possible meanings are 1) this is a description of Ono or 2) it is "Craftsmen's Valley" or "the Valley of Craftsmen," another name for Ono, or 3) it is a different place from Ono, "and the Valley of Craftsmen." (See: How to Translate Names)
Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were assigned to the people of Benjamin
"Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were assigned to live with the people of Benjamin"
translationWords
people group
Benjamin
life
Bethel
Levi
kingdom of Judah
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