Nehemiah 11:31

31 The Benjaminites from Geba lived in: Micmash Aijah Bethel and its suburbs

Nehemiah 11:31 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 11:31

The children also of Benjamin, from Geba, dwelt at Michmash,
&c.] Geba was a city on the southern border of Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:24 ) and Michmash on the northern, of which see ( 1 Samuel 13:2 ) in this and the four following verses are the names of several cities in the tribe of Benjamin, inhabited by the men of that tribe, as Alia, the same with Ai, that lay on the east of Bethel, here also mentioned, see ( Joshua 7:2 ) Anathoth, the birth place of Jeremiah the prophet, ( Jeremiah 1:1 ) . Nob, a city of the priests, ( 1 Samuel 21:1 ) ( 22:19 ) . Ananiah is nowhere else mentioned; Hazor is to be distinguished from another of this name in the tribe of Naphtali, ( Joshua 19:36 ) . Ramah, a place well known in Benjamin, ( Joshua 18:25 ) . Gittaim, of which see ( 2 Samuel 4:3 ) . Hadid, the same with Adida, which lay in a plain,

``Simon also set up Adida in Sephela, and made it strong with gates and bars.'' (1 Maccabees 12:38)

Zeboim, a valley of this name, is read in ( 1 Samuel 13:18 ) . Neballat we read of nowhere else; of Lod and Ono, see ( 1 Chronicles 8:12 ) and the valley of craftsmen, or Chorasin, ( 1 Chronicles 4:14 ) .

Nehemiah 11:31 In-Context

29 En Rimmon Zorah Jarmuth
30 Zanoah Adullam and their towns Lachish and its fields Azekah and suburbs. They were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 The Benjaminites from Geba lived in: Micmash Aijah Bethel and its suburbs
32 Anathoth Nob and Ananiah
33 Hazor Ramah and Gittaim
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