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. Jordan
territory. Both promises and performance are unhistorical. The simple
fact that the descenda... [ Continue Reading ]
JOSHUA 21:43 TO JOSHUA 22:8. YAHWEH'S PROMISE OF CONQUEST COMPLETELY
FULFILLED, SO THAT THE E. JORDAN TRIBES ARE SET FREE TO RETURN HOME.
We have here the introduction to the last section of our book. The
land has now, according to the Deuteronomist, been conquered and
divided amongst the 9½ tribes;... [ Continue Reading ]