Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
Parallel translations
- WEB Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
- KJV Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
- BSB Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
- NASB Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth,
- NLT Also Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
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Quick answer
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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Josh 9:17The children of Israel traveled and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.
- Josh 15:34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
- Matt 27:57When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple came.
- Isa 28:21For Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim. He will be angry as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his unusual work, and bring to pass his act, his extraordinary act.
- Jer 31:15Yahweh says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”
- Josh 7:17He brought near the family of Judah; and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
- Josh 10:2They were very afraid, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
- 1 Kgs 9:2Yahweh appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
- 1 Kgs 3:4–5The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
- 1 Sam 1:1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
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