in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages;
Parallel translations
- WEB in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its towns,
- KJV And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof,
- NKJV Hazar Shual, and Beersheba and its villages;
- NASB and in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba and its towns,
- NLT Hazar-shual, Beersheba with its settlements,
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Quick answer
They also dwelt in Hazar Shual and in Beersheba with its towns. The community extended to the far south of Judah.
Overview
Beersheba marked the traditional southern boundary of Israel's territory ('from Dan to Beersheba'). Resettling such border towns showed the breadth of the restoration, reaching the historic edges of the land. God's faithfulness restored his people not partially but across the full extent of their promised inheritance.
Cross-references & the web
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- Judg 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
- Gen 21:31So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
- Josh 15:28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
- Josh 19:3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
- Gen 26:33So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
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