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Joshua 21

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Joshua 21 . 1 , Eight and forty cities given by lot , out of the other tribes , unto the Levites; Joshua 21 . 43 , God gives the land , and rest unto the Israelites , according to his promise.

Joshua 21:1

Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

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Joshua 21:2

at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock."

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Joshua 21:3

So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

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Joshua 21:4

The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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These tribes furnished more habitation to the Levites , in proportion , than any of the other tribes , because they possessed a more extensive inheritance , agreeably to what Moses had commanded

  • Numbers 35:8 It is worthy of remark , that the principal part of this tribe , whose business was to minister at the sanctuary , which sanctuary was afterwards established at Jerusalem , had their appointment nearest to that city; so that they were always within reach of the sacred work which God had appointed them

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Joshua 21:5

The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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Joshua 21:6

The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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Joshua 21:7

And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

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Joshua 21:8

So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

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Joshua 21:9

From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

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mentioned Heb. called

Joshua 21:10

to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

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Joshua 21:11

They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

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or , Kirjath-arba

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Joshua 21:12

But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

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Joshua 21:13

So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,

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Joshua 21:14

Jattir, Eshtemoa,

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Jattir or Jether , according to Eusebius , was situated in the district of Daroma , or the southern part of Judah , 20 miles . south from Eleutheropolis , towards the city of Malatha

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Eusebius says Eshtemoa , or Esthema , was a great city in the south of Judah , and in the district of Eleutheropolis , north of that city

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Joshua 21:15

Holon, Debir,

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Joshua 21:16

Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.

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Eusebius says Juttah was a great town 18 miles south from Eleutheropolis

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Joshua 21:17

And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

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Joshua 21:18

Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

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Anathoth was situated about three miles northward from Jerusalem according to Eusebius and Jerome . in Jeremiah 1 . 20 , or twenty furlongs , according to Josephus. Ant. I. x. c. 7 sec. 3

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Joshua 21:19

In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

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Joshua 21:20

The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

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Joshua 21:21

they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,

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Joshua 21:22

Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

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Joshua 21:23

From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

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Gibbethon Probably the Gabatha mentioned by Eusebius and Jerome , as situated in the south of Judah , 12 miles from Eleutheropolis , where the prophet Habakkuk's sepulchre was shown.

Joshua 21:24

Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

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Gathrimmon Gathrimmon is said by Jerome to be a great town 10 miles from Diospolis , or Lydda , towards Eleutheropolis.

Joshua 21:25

And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

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Aner and Bileam are mentioned in Chronicles , instead of Tanach and Gath-rimmon

  • 1 Chronicles 6:70 Either the cities had at this time different names , or afterwards their names were changed; or the Levites , being by some means dispossessed of the cities first assigned them , received others from their brethren. A careful examination of the marginal references will discover other variations of this kind , which may be accounted for in the same manner

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Joshua 21:26

In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

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Joshua 21:27

This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

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It is very probable that Beesh-terah is a contraction of baith ashtaroth , "the house of Ashtaroth ," and the same as Ashtaroth , which is the reading in

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Joshua 21:28

From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,

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Joshua 21:29

Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

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This seems to be the same city with Remeth

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Joshua 21:30

From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

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Joshua 21:31

Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

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Joshua 21:32

And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.

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Supposed by many to be the same as Tiberias; so called from the hot-baths , as the word Chammoth may denote , in its vicinity

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Supposed to be the same as Kirjathaim

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Joshua 21:34

This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

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Joshua 21:35

Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

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This and the following #### Verse are wholly omitted by the Masora , and many Hebrew Bibles which are esteemed very highly; though , without them , neither the twelve cities of the Merarites in particular

  • Joshua 21:40 nor the forty-eight Levitical cities in general
  • Joshua 21:41 nor the six cities of refuge , can be made up. But these two #### Verses , are thus absolutely necessary for the truth and consistency of this chapter , are happily preserved in no less than 149 manuscripts collated by Dr. Kennicott , and upwards of 40 collated by De Rossi
  • Joshua 21:35

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Joshua 21:36

From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

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Joshua 21:37

Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

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Joshua 21:38

And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

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Joshua 21:39

Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

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Joshua 21:40

In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

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Joshua 21:41

For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

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At the last census , the tribe of Levi amounted only to 23 ,000

  • Numbers 26:62 and it is thought by some that forty-eight cities was too great a proportion for this tribe. But it should be considered , that cities in ancient times were little more than villages

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Joshua 21:42

Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

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Joshua 21:43

Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

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Joshua 21:44

And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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Joshua 21:45

Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web13 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations 1 Chronicles 6:54-60 → Joshua 21:10-19, 1 Chronicles 6:61 → Joshua 21:5, 1 Chronicles 6:61-65 → Joshua 21:5-9, 1 Chronicles 6:66-81 → Joshua 21:20-39
Allusions 1 Chronicles 6:54-60 → Joshua 21:1-4, 1 Chronicles 6:66 → Joshua 21:20
Trajectories
Conquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ), Crossing the Jordan (Entering God's Rest), Joshua (Leader into Rest), Levitical Cities (Priestly Geography), Promised Land (Inheritance and Rest)
Longitudinal Themes
Land and Inheritance, Rest
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