Jos 21:2
21:2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan,
     saying, The LORD commanded {a} by the hand of Moses to give
     us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our
     cattle.

     (a) By Moses, by whose ministry God showed his power.

Jos 21:4
21:4 And the lot came out for the families of the {b}
     Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [which
     were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah,
     and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of
     Benjamin, {c} thirteen cities.

     (b) He means those that were priests: for some were but
         Levites.
     (c) Every tribe gave more or fewer cities according to the
         size of their inheritance, @Nu 35:8.

Jos 21:10
21:10 Which the children of {d} Aaron, [being] of the families
      of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi,
      had: for theirs was the first lot.

      (d) For Aaron came from Kohath, and therefore the priests
          office remained in that family.

Jos 21:13
21:13 Thus they gave to the {e} children of Aaron the priest
      Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the
      slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

      (e) That is, the priest of the family of the Kohathites,
          of whom Aaron was chief.

Jos 21:17
21:17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her {f}
      suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

      (f) The suburbs were a thousand cubits from the wall of
          the cities round about, @Nu 35:4.

Jos 21:20
21:20 And the families of the children of Kohath, {g} the
      Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even
      they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of
      Ephraim.

      (g) That were not priests.

Jos 21:21
21:21 For they gave them {h} Shechem with her suburbs in mount
      Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and
      Gezer with her suburbs,

      (h) Hebron and Shechem were the two cities of refuge under
          the Kohathites.

Jos 21:25
21:25 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.

Jos 21:27
21:27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the
      Levites, out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh [they
      gave] {k} Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, [to be] a city
      of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs;
      two cities.

      (k) Golan and Kedesh were the cities of refuge under the
          Gershonites.

Jos 21:34
21:34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the {l}
      rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam
      with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

      (l) They are here called the rest, because they are last
          numbered, and Merari was the younger brother,
          @Ge 46:11.

Jos 21:36
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, @Jos 20:8.

Jos 21:41
21:41 All the cities of the Levites {n} within the possession of
      the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with
      their suburbs.

      (n) Thus according to Jacob's prophecy they were scattered
          throughout the country, which God used so that his
          people might be instructed in the true religion by
          them.



This document (last modified July 21, 1997) from Believerscafe.com
Home | Bible versions | Bible Dictionary | Christian Classics | Christian Articles | Daily Devotions

Sister Projects: Wikichristian | WikiMD

BelieversCafe is a large collection of christian articles with over 40,000 pages


Our sponsors:   sleep and weight loss center W8MD sleep and weight loss center