Jos 21:32-45 - Commentary

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Text -- Joshua 21:32-45 (NET)

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21:32 from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of three cities. 21:33 The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas. 21:34 They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, 21:35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities; 21:36 from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz, 21:37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities; 21:38 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim, 21:39 Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities. 21:40 The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities. 21:41 The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas. 21:42 Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard. 21:43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it. 21:44 The Lord made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. 21:45 Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.

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Names, People and Places:

· Bezer a city of refuge in Reuben, given to the Merarites,son of Zophah of Asher

· Dimnah a town of Zebulun, 26 km ESE of Acco & 20 km west of Tiberias

· Gad the tribe of Israel descended from Gad, the son of Jacob,the man; the son of Jacob and Zilpah,the tribe of Gad in Israel,a prophet and long time advisor to King David

· Galilee the region of Palestine north of Sameria and west of the upper Jordan River,a region west of Lake Galilee and north of the Jezreel Valley

· Gershonites the clan of Gershom/Gershon of the tribe of Levi

· Gilead a mountainous region east of the Jordan & north of the Arnon to Hermon,son of Machir son of Manasseh; founder of the clan of Gilead,father of Jephthah the judge,son of Michael of the tribe of Gad

· Hammoth-dor a town of Naphtali given to the Gershonites

· Hammoth-Dor a town of Naphtali given to the Gershonites

· Heshbon a town of south-eastern Judah

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jahaz a town of Reuben given to the Merarites

· Jazer a town on the east side of the Jordan

· Jokneam a town of Zebulun given to the Merarite Levites, 12 km NW of Megiddo

· Kartah a town of Zebulun assigned to the Merarites

· Kartan a town of Naphtali given to the Gershonites

· Kedemoth a wilderness area near the town of Kedemoth where Israel made an encampment, probably 10 km east of Dibon in the territory of Reuben,a town of Reuben given to the Merarites, probably 10 km east of Dibon, on the NE branch of the Arnon

· Kedesh a city of refuge in Naphtali, given to the Levite descendants of Gershon; originally a Canaanite town,a town in Issachar given to the GershoniteLevites,a town of south-eastern Judah near the border of Edom (YC)

· Levites relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

· Mahanaim a town of Gad 6 km east of Succoth

· Mepha-Ath a town of Reuben given to the Merarites

· Merari the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi

· Merarite the clan of Merari of the tribe of Levi

· Nahalal a town of Zebulun given to the Merarites

· Naphtali region/territority and the tribe of Israel,the son of Jacob and Bilhah,the tribe of people descended from Naphtali,the territory of the people of Naphtali

· Ramoth a city of refuge in Gad (Gilead) given to the Merarites,a town of Simeon possibly 32 km east of Beersheba,a town in Issachar

· Reuben the tribe of Reuben

· Zebulun the tribe of Israel that came from Zebulun whose territory was in Galilee,the man; son of Jacob and Leah,the tribe of Zebulun,the territory of the tribe of Zebulun

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Jos 21:36 21:36-37 are accidentally omitted from a number of significant Hebrew mss. They are, however, found in some Hebrew mss, the LXX and Vulgate.

NET Notes: Jos 21:41 Heb “in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel.”

NET Notes: Jos 21:42 Heb “these cities were city [by] city, and its grazing areas [were] around it; so [it was] for all these cities.”

NET Notes: Jos 21:43 Or “possessed.”

NET Notes: Jos 21:44 Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.”

NET Notes: Jos 21:45 Heb “not a word from all the good word which the Lord spoke to the house of Israel fell; the whole came to pass.”

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