Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Joshua 21:36
And out of the tribe of Reuben, (m) Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
(m) Bezer and Ramoch were the cities of refuge under the Merarites and beyond Jordan, (Joshua 20:8).
And out of the tribe of Reuben, (m) Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
(m) Bezer and Ramoch were the cities of refuge under the Merarites and beyond Jordan, (Joshua 20:8).
Verse Joshua 21:36. _JAHAZAH_] Joshua 13:18....
Merarite cities. Some of these places are not found in the list of Zebulonite cities in Joshua 19:10. The text is considered corrupt....
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....
AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF REUBEN. See note on Joshua 21:38. Reuben. Some codices, with one early printed edition, add "a city of refuge for the manslayer BEZER. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgat...
_Bezer_ See ch. Joshua 20:8; _Jahazah_, ch. Joshua 13:18 (Heb.)....
The Cities of the Merarites 34. _And unto the families of the children of Merari_ were assigned twelve cities, viz., (_a_) Four in _Zebulun_, (_b_) Four in _Reuben_, (_c_) Four in _Gad_. _Jokneam...
_VER._ 36, 37. _AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF REUBEN,_ &C.— These two verses are not in the oldest Hebrew copies. The Massoretes themselves say as much: they mention, however, that they are found in several...
_Cities Given to the Family of Merari Joshua 21:34-40_ 34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah wi...
_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 מִ מַּטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן אֶת ־בֶּ֖צֶר וְ
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...
Four cities. There are no more, though there be five names: for Misor is the same city as Bosor, which is to be observed in some other places, where the number of names exceeds the number of cities. ...
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 TRIBE OF REUBEN, BEZER WITH HER SUBURBS,.... Which was a city of refuge, and the fifth of them in this account, though not observed as such here, but is in the Greek version; see Joshu...
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...
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,...
THE CITIES OF THE KOHATHITES, THE GERSHONITES, AND THE MERABITES...
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...
BEZER, a city of refuge, as it is called JOSHUA 20:8, and therefore needless to be here repeated....
Joshua 21:36 Reuben H7205 Bezer H1221 Jahaz H3096 Bezer - Joshua 20:8; Deuteronomy 4:43;...
‘ And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahaz with her suburbs, Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs. Four cities.' These verses are not in the Massoretic Tex...
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...
1 Chronicles 6:78; 1 Chronicles 6:79; Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 13:18;...