Joshua 18:28
and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite, the same, is Jerusalem, Gibeath [and] Kiriath, fourteen cities, with their villages. This, is the inheritance of the song of Benjamin, by their families.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
27and Rekem and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Cross References
Numbers 26:54For the large one, thou shalt make large his inheritance, and for the small one, thou shalt make small his inheritance,—unto each one, in proportion to them who were numbered of him, shall be given his inheritance.
Joshua 15:8then ascendeth the boundary by the valley of the son of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite, on the south, the same, is Jerusalem,—and the boundary goeth up unto the top of the mountain which faceth the valley of Hinnom, to the west, which is at the end of the Vale of Giants, northwards;
Joshua 18:16and the boundary goeth down to the uttermost part of the mountain which faceth the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the Vale of Giants, northward,—and descendeth the valley of Hinnom, unto the side of the Jebusite, southward, and then descendeth to En-rogel;
Judges 19:10But the man would not tarry the night, but rose up and went his way, and came as far as over against Jebus, the same, is Jerusalem,—and, with him, were a couple of asses, saddled, his concubine also, was with him.
Judges 20:4And the Levite, husband of the woman that was cut in pieces, responded and said,—Into Gibeah that pertaineth to Benjamin, I entered, I and my concubine, to tarry the night.
1 Samuel 13:15And Samuel arose, and ascended from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:12-28
The Lot of Benjamin. ( b. c. 1444.) 11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of… Read the whole commentary →