Joshua 21:36

36 From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: 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 rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

35 Dimnah, and Nahalal—four towns.

36 From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,

37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four towns.

38 From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew Jahzah, a variant spelling of Jahaz.