Joshua 21:36

36 From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,

Joshua 21:36 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:36

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs
Which was a city of refuge, and the fifth of them in this account, though not observed as such here, but is in the Greek version; see ( Joshua 20:8 ) ; and Jahazah with her suburbs; called Jahaz, (See Gill on Numbers 21:23).

Joshua 21:36 In-Context

34 The Merari families, the remaining Levites, were given from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, with their pastures - four cities.
36 From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, with their pastures - four towns.
38 From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (an asylum-city for the unconvicted killer), Mahanaim,
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