Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
Parallel translations
- KJV Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
- BSB These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
- NKJV Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,
- NASB Now the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,
- NLT These were the towns given to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
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Quick answer
The cities of Benjamin are listed, beginning with Jericho, Beth Hoglah, and Emek Keziz. A catalog of the tribe's towns follows.
Overview
Having described the borders, the text now enumerates Benjamin's cities, starting with the famous Jericho. Listing the actual towns turns the abstract boundary into a concrete inheritance of inhabited places. This careful record affirms that God's promise was not merely territory on a map but real cities for His people to dwell in, fulfilling His pledge to give them a homeland.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Josh 18:12Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward. It ended at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
- Josh 6:1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel. No one went out, and no one came in.
- Josh 18:19The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.
- Josh 15:6The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
- Josh 2:1Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
- Luke 10:30Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
- Luke 19:1He entered and was passing through Jericho.
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