And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
Parallel translations
- WEB The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
- BSB The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
- ESV The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
- NKJV And the fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
- NASB The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
- NLT The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,
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Quick answer
Naphtali's fortified cities include Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth. These walled towns lay near the Sea of Galilee.
Overview
The mention of fortified cities highlights Naphtali's strategic position guarding Israel's northern frontier and the lake region. Chinnereth gave its name to the Sea of Galilee, the very waters where Jesus would call disciples and still the storm. The land God assigned here became central to the unfolding of the gospel.
Cross-references & the web
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- Josh 11:2And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
- Gen 10:18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
- 1 Kgs 8:65And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
- Josh 13:27And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
- Num 13:21So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
- Num 34:8From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
- Mark 6:53And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
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