And the rest of the children of Kohath i.e. those who sprang from Moses, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, and formed the non-priestly portion, shared ten cities in the land of Ephraim, Dan, and half Manasseh west of the Jordan.
Verse Joshua 21:5. _AND THE REST OF THE CHILDREN OF KOHATH_] That is, the remaining part of that family that were not _priests_, for those who were priests had their lot in the preceding tribes. Thos...
The non-priestly Kohathites had been diminished by the destruction of Korah and his company Numbers 16. On comparing Numbers 26:57 following with Numbers 3:27 ff, two of the families of the Kohathites...
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 ...
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....
_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...
_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...
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...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 21 TOWNS FOR THE *LEVITES – JOSHUA 21:1-45...
(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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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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
AND THE REST OF THE CHILDREN OF KOHATH,.... Which did not descend from him in the line of Amram and Aaron, but of Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, who were not priests, but Levites: [HAD] BY LOT OUT OF THE...
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. Ver. 5. _And the rest...
_Children of Kohath_ Who were of Aaron's family. _Ephraim, Dan, and Manasseh_ Which tribes were nearest to the three former, and so the Kohathites are placed next to their brethren the Aaronites. _Ten...
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...
THE ALLOTMENT IN GENERAL...
And the rest of the children of Kohath, who were Levites only, 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, all in Central...
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...
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...
THE CHILDREN OF KOHATH were of Aaron's family, or priests, but Levites only. These tribes are nearest to the three former, and so the Kohathites are placed next to their brethren the Aaronites. TEN CI...
Joshua 21:5 rest H3498 (H8737) children H1121 Kohath H6955 ten H6235 cities H5892 lot H1486 families H4940 tribe...
THE CITIES ALLOCATED TO KOHATH. Joshua 21:4 ‘ And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites, and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of...
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...
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...
_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...
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
_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,...
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...
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...
Exodus 6:16; Genesis 46:11; Joshua 21:20; Numbers 3:27...
Children of Kohath — Who were of Aaron's family. Ephraim, Dan, and Manesseh — Which tribes are nearest to the three former, and so the Kohathites are placed next to their brethren the Aaronites. Ten c...