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The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so o...
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...
And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
Ver. 10-18. Which the Kohathites had; for their's was the first lot — Thus the Levite priests had for their part, as well in Simeon as in Judah...
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. No J...
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 35:2-5...
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES. Joshua 21:1-42 . ONCE and again we have found reference made to the fact that Levites received...
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 distri...
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 disco...
And Jattir with her suburbs ,.... Joshua 15:48 ; and Eshtemoa with her suburbs ; Joshua 15:50 .
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...
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 ment...
‘ And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with her suburbs, and...
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...
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 w...
Unto the Levites . .. these cities. Ministers liberally treated The liberality both of God and of His people to the ministers of God is here...
EXPOSITION THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES . Joshua 21:1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites. We are not to s...
The Cities of the Priests
and Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
1 Samuel 30:27 ; 1 Samuel 30:28 ; Joshua 15:48 ; Joshua 15:50
14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,