1 Chronicles 6:60

and from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities numbered thirteen. 1 These towns were distributed among the clans of the Kohathite, thirteen in all.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

59They also gave to the descendants of Aaron: Ashan with its pasturelands, Juttah, + 6:59 The place name Juttah is not in the MT but is found in the Syriac version; also see JOS 21:16. and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands;

61To the rest of clans of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities from the half tribe of Manasseh.

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Cross References

Joshua 18:24Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba. There were twelve cities, including their villages.

1 Samuel 13:3Jonathan defeated the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”

1 Chronicles 8:6These were the descendants of Ehud who were heads of fathers' houses for the inhabitants of Geba, who were compelled to move to Manahath:

Isaiah 10:30Cry aloud, daughter of Gallim! Give attention, Laishah! 1 You poor Anathoth! 1

Jeremiah 11:23None of them will be left, because I am bringing disaster against the people of Anathoth, a year of their punishment.'”

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 6:55-81

The Cities of the Levites. ( b. c. 1444.) 54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. 55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs,… Read the whole commentary →

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