Joshua 21:17 (KJV) | Thy Word is True

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Joshua 21:17 KJV

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

Matthew Henry

The cities allotted to the LevitesBy mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so...

Thompson Chains

GibeonLink 4 of 7 · next 1 Kings 3:4

Cross References

Joshua 9:3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
Joshua 18:24–25 And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: …
1 Chronicles 6:60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

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Topics

Geba A city of the tribe of Benjamin, assigned to the sons of Aaron
Gibeon Assigned to the Aaronites
Israel The land allotted
Joshua 48 Cities for the Levites
Levites Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan
Lot, the The land of Canaan divided among tribes by
Priest Provided with cities and suburbs

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1445 BC · The Land Divided by Lot

Bible Dictionary

BenjaminSon of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel...
GibeonHill-city, “one of the royal cities, greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty” (Josh 10:2). Its inhabitants were Hivites...
GebaThe hill, (2 Sam 5:25 [1 Chr 14:16, “Gibeon”]; 2 Kgs 23:8; Neh 11:31), a Levitical city of Benjamin (1 Kgs 15:22; 1 Sam 13:16; 1 Sam...

Strong’s Numbers

And out of the tribe מַטֶּה maṭṭeh
of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין Binyâmîyn
Gibeon גִּבְעוֹן Gibʻôwn
with her suburbs מִגְרָשׁ migrâsh
Geba גֶּבַע Gebaʻ
with her suburbs מִגְרָשׁ migrâsh

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