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8. THE PORTION OF THE LEVITES
CHAPTER 21
_ 1. The Levites, the children of Aaron, and their portions (Joshua
21:1)_
2. Kohath (Joshua 21:9)
3. Gershon (Joshua 21:27)
4. Merari ...
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THE LEVITICAL CITIES. The cities promised by Moses to the Levites are
here assigned to them. The sons of Aaron have 13 in Judah, the Levites
10 in Ephraim and Manasseh, 13 in Galilee, and 12 in the E....
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_The children of Merari_ The descendants of the third son of Levi, had
been stationed during the encampment to the north of the Tabernacle,
being placed together with the Gershonites "under the hand...
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General Description of the Levitical Cities
4. _the lot came out_ As in the case of the inheritance of the other
tribes, so in the apportioning of their cities to the Levites,
recourse was had to the...
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_Preparation for the Assignment of the Levitical Cities Joshua 21:1-8_
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar
the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the head...
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_AND THE REST OF THE CHILDREN OF KOHATH HAD BY LOT OUT OF THE FAMILIES
OF THE TRIBE OF EPHRAIM, AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF DAN, AND OUT OF THE
HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH, TEN CITIES._
No JFB commentary on t...
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THE ASSIGNMENT OF FORTY-EIGHT CITIES TO THE LEVITES
2. The injunction to Moses was given in the plains of Moab, and is
recorded in Numbers 35:2.
3-8. Number and localities of the cities distributed...
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COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES!
JOSHUA
_BRIAN ROWLANDS_
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CHAPTER 21
TOWNS FOR THE *LEVITES – JOSHUA 21:1-45...
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(4-8) The order of the distribution — viz., (1) to priests, (2) to
Kohathites, (3) to Gershonites, (4) to Merarites — is in strict
agreement with the order of priority observed in the exodus. In the
c...
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לִ בְנֵ֨י מְרָרִ֜י לְ מִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗ם
מִ מַּטּ
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES.
Joshua 21:1.
ONCE and again we have found reference made to the fact that Levites
received no territorial inheritance among their brethren (Joshua
13:...
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Jacob's prophecy concerning Simeon and Levi: I will divide them in
Jacob, And scatter them in Israel, was fulfilled in the case of Levi
in the distribution of the tribe through all the other tribes. W...
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Joshua 21:1-42 tells the cities that were given to the Levites so they
would have a place to keep their cattle (compare Numbers 35:1-8).
Verses 43-45 tell us God gave Israel all the land he had promis...
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I include all these verses in one point of view for the sake of
shortness. If the Reader be desirous to look at them more
particularly, he will discover how admirably they were all arranged
and dispos...
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In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power.
Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have
to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24.
Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not
only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand
and kno...
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THE CHILDREN OF MERARI BY THEIR FAMILIES,.... The descendants of
Merari, the third son of Levi:
[HAD] OUT OF THE TRIBE OF REUBEN, AND OUT OF THE TRIBE OF GAD; which
were both on the other side Jordan...
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1 Eight and fortie cities giuen by lot, out of the other tribes, vnto
the Leuites.
43 God gaue the land, and rest vnto the Israelites, according to his
promise.
1 THEN came neere the heads of the fa...
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CITIES GIVEN TO THE LEVITES
(vs.1-42)
Since the Levites were not given a tribal inheritance as were the
other tribes, it was necessary that they should have cities among all
the tribes Their represe...
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1-8 The Levites waited till the other tribes were provided for, before
they preferred their claim to Joshua. They build their claim upon a
very good foundation; not their own merits or services, but t...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Joshua 21:7 children H1121 Merari H4847 families H4940 twelve H8147
H6240 cities H5892 tribe H4294 Reuben H7205
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THE ALLOCATION OF THE OTHER CITIES.
Joshua 21:6
‘ And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the
tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe
of Naphtal...
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CONTENTS: Land divisions; portions for Levites.
CHARACTERS: God, Joshua.
CONCLUSION: God performs His promises to the utmost (Joshua 21:45) and
if in anything the promise seems to come short, the sa...
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Joshua 21:2. _Suburbs for our cattle._ The levites sharing the tithe
of corn, only needed cattle, which were tithed as well as the corn;
but they were either burnt on the altar, or consumed in feasts...
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_Unto the Levites _. .. _ these cities._
MINISTERS LIBERALLY TREATED
The liberality both of God and of His people to the ministers of God
is here very marvellous, in giving forty-eight cities to this...
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JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 21:1 In Numbers 35:1, THE LORD COMMANDED
THROUGH MOSES that 48 cities (including the six cities of refuge) be
assigne
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_THE CITIES FOR THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES_
CRITICAL NOTES.—
Joshua 21:1. The heads of the fathers] On this phrase, cf. note on
chap. Joshua 14:1. The fathers of the tribe of Levi were Gershon,
Kohath,...
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EXPOSITION
THE INHERITANCE OF THE LEVITES.
JOSHUA 21:1
THEN CAME NEAR THE HEADS OF THE FATHERS OF THE LEVITES. We are not to
suppose, with Calvin, that the Levites had been overlooked. Such a
suppos...
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In chapter twenty-one we read,
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to the Eleazar
the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun (Joshua 21:1),
The priests were saying, "Now, look we k...
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1 Chronicles 6:63; 1 Chronicles 6:77; Exodus 6:19; Joshua 21:34;...