Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Parallel translations
- WEB Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
- BSB Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
- NKJV Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
- NASB Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth,
- NLT Also Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
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The second district begins with Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth. More of Benjamin's cities are listed.
Overview
This opens a second group of Benjamin's towns, including Gibeon, known from the earlier covenant Israel made with its inhabitants. The continued listing fills out the tribe's full inheritance. Each named city represents a real place where God settled His people, testifying to the concrete fulfillment of His ancient promise to give them the land.
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- Josh 9:17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
- Josh 15:34And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,
- Matt 27:57When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
- Isa 28:21For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
- Jer 31:15Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
- Josh 7:17And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:
- Josh 10:2That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
- 1 Kgs 9:2That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
- 1 Kgs 3:4–5And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
- 1 Sam 1:1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
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