Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Parallel translations
- WEB Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs: four cities.
- BSB Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
- NKJV Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities.
- NASB Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands; four cities.
- NLT Anathoth, and Almon—four towns.
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Quick answer
Anathoth and Almon, with their pasturelands, complete four cities from Benjamin. Anathoth would later be the prophet Jeremiah's hometown.
Overview
Anathoth, granted here to the priests, became the home of the priestly family from which Jeremiah arose (Jeremiah 1:1). The verse shows how these allotted cities became the seedbed for later servants of God. The careful provision of priestly towns thus shaped Israel's spiritual life for generations, supplying both ministers and prophets to the nation.
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Cross-references · 4
- Jer 1:1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
- 1 Kgs 2:26And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
- 1 Chr 6:60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
- Isa 10:30Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
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