Jeremiah 37:12
then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.
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Joshua 21:17Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
1 Kings 19:9He came there to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
Nehemiah 6:11I said, "Should such a man as I flee? Who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in."
Jeremiah 1:1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Matthew 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for truly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:12-21
Jeremiah Attempts to Quit Jerusalem; Jeremiah Imprisoned; Jeremiah Favoured by the King. ( b. c. 589.) 11 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, 12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah… Read the whole commentary →