Jozua 18:26

26 En Mizpa, en Chefira, en Moza,

Jozua 18:26 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:26

And Mizpeh
Frequent mention is made of Mizpeh in Scripture; according to Fuller ^F20, it was about eight miles from Gibeah; it was near Ramathon, which Josephus says ^F21 was forty furlongs from Jerusalem;

and Chephirah
was one of the cities subject to Gibeon, ( Joshua 9:17 ) .

and Mozah;
there was a place called Motza, near to Jerusalem, where they used to go to get willows at the feast of tabernacles ^F23.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Pisgah-Sight, B. 2. c. 12. p. 209.
F21 Antiqu. l. 8. c. 12. sect. 3.
F23 Misn. Succah, c. 4. sect. 5.

Jozua 18:26 In-Context

24 Chefar-haammonai, en Ofni, en Gaba; twaalf steden en haar dorpen.

25 Gibeon, en Rama, en Beeroth,

26 En Mizpa, en Chefira, en Moza,

27 En Rekem, en Jirpeel, en Tharala,

28 En Zela, Elef en Jebusi (deze is Jeruzalem), Gibath, Kirjath: veertien steden mitsgaders haar dorpen. Dit is het erfdeel der kinderen van Benjamin, naar hun huisgezinnen.