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Numbers 34:21

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Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
Numbers 34:21 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
  • BSB Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;
  • NKJV from the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon;
  • NASB Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
  • NLT Benjamin Elidad son of Kislon

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Quick answer

Elidad son of Chislon is named as the prince of Benjamin for the division of the land. He stands as Benjamin's representative.

Overview

Benjamin's small but strategically located inheritance would include the area around Jerusalem's later borders. The naming of its leader shows God's care that even the smallest tribe receive its rightful portion. The orderly list testifies that no tribe was overlooked in God's distribution of the promise.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Gen 49:27“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf. In the morning he will devour the prey. At evening he will divide the plunder.”
  • Ps 68:27There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)
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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

In the wilderness Christ is the water from the rock, the bronze serpent lifted up that the dying might look and live (John 3:14), and the star and scepter that Balaam saw rising out of Jacob.

How Numbers 34:21 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Of the tribeמַטֶּהof BenjaminבִּנְיָמִיןElidadאֱלִידָדthe sonבֵּןof Chislonכִּסְלוֹן
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