Joshua 20:8 KJV

And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

Matthew Henry

  • The cities appointed as refugesThese cities, as those also on the other side Jordan, stood so that a man might in half a day reach one of them from any part of the country. God is ever a...

Thompson Chains

  • JordanSee the chain from Genesis 32:10 · 15 links
  • JerichoSee the chain from Numbers 22:1 · 15 links
  • Ramoth-gileadSee the chain from Deuteronomy 4:43 · 3 links

Cross References

  • Joshua 21:36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
  • 1 Chronicles 6:78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
  • Joshua 21:27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
  • Joshua 21:38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
  • Deuteronomy 4:43 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

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Topics

  • Avenger of blood Scriptures relating to
  • Bezer 1. A city of refuge, East of the Jordan
  • Golan Given to the tribe of Manasseh as a city of refuge
  • Homicide Accidental
  • Israel The land allotted

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Bible Dictionary

  • JordanHeb. Yarden, “the descender;” Arab. Nahr-esh-Sheriah, “the watering-place” the chief river of Palestine. It flows from north to south...
  • JerichoPlace of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that...
  • BezerOre of gold or silver. (1.) A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut 4:1–49: 43; Josh...
  • ReubenBehold a son!, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah (Gen 29:32). His sinful conduct, referred to in Gen 35:22, brought down upon him his...
  • RamothHeights. A Levitical city in the tribe of Issachar (1 Sam 30:27; 1 Chr 6:73), the same as Jarmuth (Josh 21:29) and Remeth (q.v.), Josh...
  • GileadHill of testimony, (Gen 31:21), a mountainous region east of Jordan. From its mountainous character it is called “the mount of Gilead”...
  • GadFortune; luck. (1.) Jacob’s seventh son, by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and the brother of Asher (Gen 30:11–13; Gen 46:16, Gen 46:18). In...
  • GolanExile, a city of Bashan (Deut 4:43), one of the three cities of refuge east of Jordan, about 12 miles north-east of the Sea of Galilee...
  • BashanLight soil, first mentioned in Gen 14:5, where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his confederates “smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth,” where...
  • ManassehWho makes to forget. “God hath made me forget” (Heb. nashshani), Gen 41:51. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Joseph. He and his brother...

Strong’s Numbers

  • And on the other side עֵבֶר ʻêber
  • Jordan יַרְדֵּן Yardên
  • by Jericho יְרִיחוֹ Yᵉrîychôw
  • eastward מִזְרָח mizrâch
  • they assigned נָתַן nâthan
  • Bezer בֶּצֶר Betser
  • in the wilderness מִדְבָּר midbâr
  • upon the plain מִישׁוֹר mîyshôwr
  • out of the tribe מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
  • of Reuben רְאוּבֵן Rᵉʼûwbên
  • and Ramoth רָאמוֹת Râʼmôwth
  • in Gilead גִּלְעָד Gilʻâd
  • out of the tribe מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
  • of Gad גָּד Gâd
  • and Golan גּוֹלָן Gôwlân
  • in Bashan בָּשָׁן Bâshân
  • out of the tribe מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
  • of Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁה Mᵉnashsheh

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