Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
Parallel translations
- WEB Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
- KJV And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
- BSB Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
- NASB Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel,
- NLT Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
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Quick answer
The list continues with Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel. More of Benjamin's cities are named.
Overview
The catalog of Benjamin's towns proceeds, including Bethel, a site of deep significance in Israel's history. The inclusion of such storied places ties the tribe's inheritance to God's earlier dealings with the patriarchs. The simple naming of cities continues to document the tangible reality of the inheritance the LORD faithfully bestowed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 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 18:18It passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.
- 1 Kgs 12:29–32He set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
- 2 Chr 13:4Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:
- Gen 10:18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
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