Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Joshua 21:25
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, west of Jordan, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon, or, Bileam (Ibleam), with her suburbs, Joshua 17:11: two cities.
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, west of Jordan, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon, or, Bileam (Ibleam), with her suburbs, Joshua 17:11: two cities.
Of the cities of the non-priestly Kohathites, for Kibzaim we find Jokmeam in 1 Chronicles 6:68. This is perhaps another name for the same place, since both names may be derived from roots having a sim...
8. THE PORTION OF THE LEVITES CHAPTER 21 _ 1. The Levites, the children of Aaron, and their portions (Joshua 21:1)_ 2. Kohath (Joshua 21:9) 3. Gershon (Joshua 21:27) 4. Merari ...
THE LEVITICAL CITIES. The cities promised by Moses to the Levites are here assigned to them. The sons of Aaron have 13 in Judah, the Levites 10 in Ephraim and Manasseh, 13 in Galilee, and 12 in the E....
Cities of the rest of the Kohathites 20. _And the families of the children of Kohath_ i. e. those who were not of the priestly order, received (_a_) Four cities in _Ephraim_, (_b_) Four in _Dan_,...
_Tanach_ See ch. Joshua 12:21; _Gath-rimmon_, or _Bileam_(1 Chronicles 6:70) = _Ibleam_, see above, ch. Joshua 17:2....
_Cities Given to the Family of Kohath Joshua 21:20-26_ 20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of...
_AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN, GIBEON WITH HER SUBURBS, GEBA WITH HER SUBURBS,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE ASSIGNMENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CITIES TO THE LEVITES 2. The injunction to Moses was given in the plains of Moab, and is recorded in Numbers 35:2. 3-8. Number and localities of the cities distributed...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 21 TOWNS FOR THE *LEVITES – JOSHUA 21:1-45...
וּ מִֽ מַּחֲצִית֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה אֶת ־תַּ
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES. Joshua 21:1. ONCE and again we have found reference made to the fact that Levites received no territorial inheritance among their brethren (Joshua 13:...
Jacob's prophecy concerning Simeon and Levi: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel, was fulfilled in the case of Levi in the distribution of the tribe through all the other tribes. W...
Joshua 21:1-42 tells the cities that were given to the Levites so they would have a place to keep their cattle (compare Numbers 35:1-8). Verses 43-45 tell us God gave Israel all the land he had promis...
And out of the (i) half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities. (i) Who dwelt in Canaan....
_Cities. Instead of these, Aner and Balaam are mentioned in Paralipomenon. (Calmet)_...
I include all these verses in one point of view for the sake of shortness. If the Reader be desirous to look at them more particularly, he will discover how admirably they were all arranged and dispos...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND OUT OF THE HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH, TAANACH WITH HER SUBURBS,.... Of which see Joshua 17:10; AND GATHRIMMON WITH HER SUBURBS, there was a city of this name in Dan, as in Joshua 21:24; nor was it u...
_Half the tribe_ Namely, that half which dwelt in Canaan....
1 Eight and fortie cities giuen by lot, out of the other tribes, vnto the Leuites. 43 God gaue the land, and rest vnto the Israelites, according to his promise. 1 THEN came neere the heads of the fa...
CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES (vs.1-42) Since the Levites were not given a tribal inheritance as were the other tribes, it was necessary that they should have cities among all the tribes Their represe...
9-42 By 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 that their ministry might not be blame...
To wit, that half which dwelt in Canaan, by comparing this with JOSHUA 21:27....
Joshua 21:25 half-tribe H4276 H4294 Manasseh H4519 Tanach H8590 common-land H4054 Rimmon H1667 common-land H4054 two H81
‘ And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs. Two cities.' This was the half tribe of Manasseh west of Jordan. For Taanach see Joshua 12:21; Josh...
CONTENTS: Land divisions; portions for Levites. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua. CONCLUSION: God performs His promises to the utmost (Joshua 21:45) and if in anything the promise seems to come short, the sa...
Joshua 21:2. _Suburbs for our cattle._ The levites sharing the tithe of corn, only needed cattle, which were tithed as well as the corn; but they were either burnt on the altar, or consumed in feasts...
_Unto the Levites _. .. _ these cities._ MINISTERS LIBERALLY TREATED The liberality both of God and of His people to the ministers of God is here very marvellous, in giving forty-eight cities to this...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 21:1 In Numbers 35:1, THE LORD COMMANDED THROUGH MOSES that 48 cities (including the six cities of refuge) be assigne
_THE CITIES FOR THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES_ CRITICAL NOTES.— Joshua 21:1. The heads of the fathers] On this phrase, cf. note on chap. Joshua 14:1. The fathers of the tribe of Levi were Gershon, Kohath,...
EXPOSITION THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES. JOSHUA 21:1 THEN CAME NEAR THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE LEVITES. We are not to suppose, with Calvin, that the Levites had been overlooked. Such a suppos...
In chapter twenty-one we read, Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to the Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun (Joshua 21:1), The priests were saying, "Now, look we k...
Joshua 17:11; Judges 5:19...
Half the tribe — Namely, that half which dwelt in Canaan....