Josué 18:11

11 E surgiu a sorte da tribo dos filhos de Benjamim, segundo as suas famílias, e coube-lhe o território da sua sorte entre os filhos de Judá e os filhos de José.

Josué 18:11 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:11

And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up
according to their families
This was the first lot of the seven that came up; it was but a small lot, and therefore called "little Benjamin", ( Psalms 68:27 ) ; but the land was very pleasant and fruitful. Josephus ^F8 says, this lot was very strait, because of the goodness of the soil, for it took in Jericho, and the city of Jerusalem:

and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and
the children of Joseph;
having Judah on the south, and Joseph on the north; this was so ordered by the providence of God, that Benjamin should lie close to Joseph, being own brothers, and the only children of Rachel, Jacob's beloved wife; and that it should be next to Judah, with whom it was to unite, both in religious and civil affairs, and both met in and had a part of Jerusalem, the metropolis of Israel; and this lot fell exactly according to the prediction of Moses, and the order of it, who places Benjamin between Judah and Joseph, the tribe of Levi having no share in the division of the land, ( Deuteronomy 33:7 Deuteronomy 33:12 Deuteronomy 33:13 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 22.

Josué 18:11 In-Context

9 Foram, pois, aqueles homens e, passando pela terra, a demarcaram em sete partes segundo as suas cidades, descrevendo-a num livro; e voltaram a Josué, ao arraial em Siló.

10 Então Josué lhes lançou as sortes em Siló, perante o Senhor; e ali repartiu Josué a terra entre os filhos de Israel, conforme as suas divisões.

11 E surgiu a sorte da tribo dos filhos de Benjamim, segundo as suas famílias, e coube-lhe o território da sua sorte entre os filhos de Judá e os filhos de José.

12 O seu termo ao norte, partindo do Jordão, vai até a saliência ao norte de Jericó e, subindo pela região montanhosa para o ocidente, chega até o deserto de Bete-Áven;

13 dali passa até Luz, ao lado de Luz (que é Betel) para o sul; e desce a Atarote-Adar, junto ao monte que está ao sul de Bete-Horom de baixo;