Joshua 21:22

22 Kivtzayim with its surrounding open land and Beit-Horon with its surrounding open land - four cities.

Joshua 21:22 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:22

And Kibzaim with her suburbs
Which seems to, be the same with Jokneam, ( 1 Chronicles 6:68 ) ; of it we read nowhere else; and Bethhoron with her suburbs;
upper Bethhoron, for there were two, an upper and a nether: see ( Joshua 16:3 Joshua 16:5 ) ; four cities;
as mentioned by name.

Joshua 21:22 In-Context

20 The families of the descendants of K'hat, who were L'vi'im, that is, the rest of the descendants of K'hat, received the cities of their lot. Out of the tribe of Efrayim

21 they gave them: Sh'khem with its surrounding open land, in the hills of Efrayim, the city of refuge for the killer; Gezer with its surrounding open land;

22 Kivtzayim with its surrounding open land and Beit-Horon with its surrounding open land - four cities.

23 Out of the tribe of Dan: Elt'ke with its surrounding open land, Gib'ton with its surrounding open land,

24 Ayalon with its surrounding open land and Gat-Rimmon with its surrounding open land - four cities.