Joshua 18:22

22 Beth-arabah, Zemara'im, Bethel,

Joshua 18:22 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:22

And Betharabah
Of the first of these, (See Gill on Joshua 15:6);

and Zemaraim;
one of the sons of Canaan was named Zemira, ( Genesis 10:18 ) ; by whom this city Zemaraim might be built, or however have its name given it, in memory of him; there was a mountain of this name in the tribe of Ephraim, near to which this city might be, ( 2 Chronicles 13:4 ) .

and Bethel; of the last of these, (See Gill on Joshua 7:2).

Joshua 18:22 In-Context

20 The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its families, boundary by boundary round about.

21 Now the cities of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-ke'ziz,

22 Beth-arabah, Zemara'im, Bethel,

23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

24 Che'phar-am'moni, Ophni, Geba--twelve cities with their villages: