1 Chronicles 6:57 KJV
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
Matthew Henry
- GenealogiesWe have an account of Levi in this chapter. The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites, to preserve their descent clear, and to be...
Thompson Chains
- Cities of RefugeSee the chain from Exodus 21:13 · 6 links
Cross References
- Joshua 15:48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
- Joshua 21:13–14 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, …
- Numbers 35:13–15 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge. …
- Joshua 10:29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
- Joshua 15:42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
- Joshua 20:7–9 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. …
- Joshua 21:19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
- 1 Chronicles 4:17 And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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Bible Dictionary
- AaronThe eldest son of Amram and Jochebed, a daughter of Levi (Ex 6:20). Some explain the name as meaning mountaineer, others mountain of...
- JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
- HebronA community; alliance. (1.) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it...
- LibnahTransparency; whiteness. (1.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num 33:20, Num 33:21).
- JattirPre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh 15:48; Josh 21:14).
- EshtemoaObedience, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh 21:14; 1 Chr 6:57), which was allotted, with the land round it, to the priests. It was...
Strong’s Numbers
- And to the sons בֵּן bên
- of Aaron אַהֲרוֹן ʼAhărôwn
- they gave נָתַן nâthan
- the cities עִיר ʻîyr
- of Judah, namely, Hebron חֶבְרוֹן Chebrôwn
- of refuge מִקְלָט miqlâṭ
- and Libnah לִבְנָה Libnâh
- with her suburbs מִגְרָשׁ migrâsh
- and Jattir יַתִּיר Yattîyr
- and Eshtemoa אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ ʼEshtᵉmôaʻ
- with their suburbs מִגְרָשׁ migrâsh
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