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‏ Joshua 21:20-42

Gibbethon Probably the Gabatha mentioned by Eusebius and Jerome, as situated in the south of Judah, 12 miles from Eleutheropolis, where the prophet Habakkuk's sepulchre was shown.

Aijalon Josh 10:12, Josh 19:42, Ajalon, 1Chr 6:69

Gathrimmon Gathrimmon is said by Jerome to be a great town 10 miles from Diospolis, or Lydda, towards Eleutheropolis.

Aner and Bileam are mentioned in Chronicles, instead of Tanach and Gath-rimmon (1Chr 6:70). Either the cities had at this time different names, or afterwards their names were changed; or the Levites, being by some means dispossessed of the cities first assigned them, received others from their brethren. A careful examination of the marginal references will discover other variations of this kind, which may be accounted for in the same manner.

Tanach Josh 17:11; Judg 5:19

And unto Josh 21:6

Golan Josh 20:8; Deut 1:4, Deut 4:43; 1Chr 6:71

Beeshterah It is very probable that Beesh-terah is a contraction of baith ashtaroth, "the house of Ashtaroth," and the same as Ashtaroth, which is the reading in 1Chr 6:71.

Dabareh Josh 19:12; 1Chr 6:72-73

Jarmuth This seems to be the same city with Remeth, Josh 10:19, Josh 10:21, and Ramoth, 1Chr 6:73, mentioned with Engannim. Josh 10:3, Josh 10:23, Josh 12:11

Mishal Josh 19:25-28, Misheal, 1Chr 6:74-75, Mashal

Rehob See note on Num 13:21. Judg 1:31, Judg 18:21; 1Chr 6:75

Kedesh Josh 19:37, Josh 20:7; 1Chr 6:76

Hammothdor Supposed by many to be the same as Tiberias; so called from the hot-baths, as the word Chammoth may denote, in its vicinity. Josh 19:35, Hammath

Kartan Supposed to be the same as Kirjathaim. 1Chr 6:76

And unto Josh 21:7; 1Chr 6:77

Jokneam Josh 12:22, Josh 19:11, Josh 19:15

Dimnah This and the following verse are wholly omitted by the Masora, and many Hebrew Bibles which are esteemed very highly; though, without them, neither the twelve cities of the Merarites in particular (Josh 21:40), nor the forty-eight Levitical cities in general (Josh 21:41), nor the six cities of refuge, can be made up. But these two verses, are thus absolutely necessary for the truth and consistency of this chapter, are happily preserved in no less than 149 manuscripts collated by Dr. Kennicott, and upwards of 40 collated by De Rossi. Josh 21:35

Bezer Josh 20:8; Deut 4:43; 1Chr 6:78-79

Jahazah Josh 13:18; Num 21:23; 1Chr 6:78, Jahzah

Ramoth Josh 20:8; 1Kgs 22:3; 1Chr 6:80

Mahanaim Gen 32:2; 2Sam 17:24, 2Sam 19:32

Heshbon Josh 13:17, Josh 13:21; Num 21:26-30, Num 32:37; 1Chr 6:81

Jazer Num 32:1, Num 32:3, Num 32:35, Jaazer, Isa 16:8-9; Jer 48:32

within Gen 49:7; Num 35:1-8; Deut 33:10

forty At the last census, the tribe of Levi amounted only to 23,000 (Num 26:62); and it is thought by some that forty-eight cities was too great a proportion for this tribe. But it should be considered, that cities in ancient times were little more than villages.