Joshua 21:17

17 And (out) of the lineage of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,

Joshua 21:17 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:17

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs,
&c.] (See Gill on Joshua 18:25); from which came the Gibeonites. Geba with her suburbs.] Of which (See Gill on Joshua 18:24).

Joshua 21:17 In-Context

15 and Holon, and Debir,
16 and Ain, and Juttah, and Bethshemesh, with their suburbs; nine cities, of [the] two lineages, as it is said (nine cities, from these two tribes).
17 And (out) of the lineage of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,
18 and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs; four cities.
19 All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs. (All the cities given to the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen cities, with their suburbs.)
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