Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.
Parallel translations
- WEB Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
- KJV Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
- NKJV Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages;
- NASB Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.
- NLT Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten towns with their surrounding villages.
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Quick answer
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah complete the group, ten cities with villages. The hill country count is given.
Overview
This Timnah is associated with the account of Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38:12-14), distinct from the lowland Timnah of Samson's day. These highland towns rounded out another cluster of Judah's inheritance. The tally affirms the order of the recorded portions.
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Cross-references · 3
- Josh 15:10The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
- Gen 38:12After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
- Jer 14:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought:
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