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The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in
the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks,
God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed up...
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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 (Joshua 21:34)
5....
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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 Cities of the Descendants of Aaron
9. _And they gave_ We have now first a list of the cities _of the
priests_of the line of Aaron.
_out of the tribe of the children of Judah_ The list now given...
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_VER._ 10-18. _WHICH THE KOHATHITES HAD; FOR THEIR'S WAS THE FIRST
LOT_— Thus the Levite priests had for their part, as well _in Simeon
as in Judah, Hebron,_ excepting the country about it, which was...
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_Cities Given to the Family of Aaron Joshua 21:9-19_
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of
the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here
mentioned by...
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_WHICH THE CHILDREN OF AARON, BEING OF THE FAMILIES OF THE KOHATHITES,
WHO WERE OF THE CHILDREN OF LEVI, HAD: FOR THEIRS WAS THE FIRST LOT._
NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES....
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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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וַֽ יְהִי֙ לִ בְנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן מִ
מִּשְׁפְּחֹ֥ות הַ קְּהָתִ֖י מִ
בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִ֑י כִּ֥י לָהֶ֛ם...
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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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Which the children of (d) Aaron, [being] of the families of the
Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was
the first lot.
(d) For Aaron came from Kohath, and therefore the pr...
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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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WHICH THE CHILDREN OF AARON, [BEING] OF THE FAMILIES OF THE
KOHATHITES,.... Who descending from Kohath, in the line of Aaron, were
priests:
[WHO WERE] OF THE CHILDREN OF LEVI, HAD; they were Levites,...
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_Judah and Simeon_ These are mentioned together, because the cities of
Simeon lay within Judah's portion. _Families_ That is, of the family,
the plural number being put for the singular which is not u...
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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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THE CITIES OF THE PRIESTS...
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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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9-42 By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to
see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was
their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blame...
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OF THE FAMILIES, i.e. of the family, the plural number for the
singular, which is not unusual....
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Joshua 21:10 children H1121 Aaron H175 families H4940 Kohathites H6956
children H1121 Levi H3878 lot H1486 first H7223 (H8675) H7223
Joshua 21:4; Exodus 6:18, Exodus 6:20-26; Numbers 3:2-4
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‘ And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out
of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here
mentioned by name (literally ‘which one calls by name'), and thes...
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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
assigned to the LEVITES. Taking cities and their pasturelands from
e...
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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...
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Exodus 6:18; Exodus 6:20; Joshua 21:4; Numbers 3:19; Numbers 3:2;
Numbers 3:27; Numbers 4:2...
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Families — That is, of the family, the plural number for the
singular, which is not unusual....