Joshua 21:17

And (out) of the lineage of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

16and Ain, and Juttah, and Bethshemesh, with their suburbs; nine cities, of [the] two lineages, as it is said, (or nine cities, from these two tribes).

18and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs; four cities.

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Cross References

Joshua 9:3And they that dwelt in Gibeon, heard (of) all the things that Joshua had done to Jericho, and to Ai;

1 Chronicles 6:60And of the lineage of Benjamin they gave Geba, and the suburbs thereof, and Alemeth with his suburbs, Anathoth also with his suburbs; all the cities were thirteen with their suburbs, by the kindreds of them. (And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Geba, and its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs; so all the cities with their suburbs, were thirteen, for their kindreds, or families.)

Nehemiah 12:29and from the house of Gilgal, and from the country (sides) of Geba, and of Azmaveth; for the singers had builded towns to themselves in the compass of Jerusalem (or for the singers had built towns for themselves all around Jerusalem).

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:10-43

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to… Read the whole commentary →

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