"Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,"
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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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וְ לִ בְנֵ֣י ׀ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַ כֹּהֵ֗ן
נָֽתְנוּ֙ אֶת ־עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָ
רֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת ־חֶבְרֹ֖ון...
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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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Thus they gave to the (e) children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her
suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her
suburbs,
(e) That is, the priest of the family of the Koha...
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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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THUS THEY GAVE TO THE CHILDREN OF AARON THE PRIEST,.... The families
of the Kohathites, that part of them which descended from him, and
were priests:
HEBRON WITH HER SUBURBS, [TO BE] A CITY OF REFUGE...
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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Joshua 21:13 children H1121 Aaron H175 priest H3548 gave H5414 (H8804)
Hebron H2275 common-land H4054 city H5892 refuge H4733 slayer H7523
(H8802)) Libnah H3841 common-land H4054
they gave - 1 Chroni...
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‘ And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with her
suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with her
suburbs, and Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her subur...
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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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1 Chronicles 6:56; 1 Chronicles 6:57; Isaiah 37:8; Joshua 10:29;
Joshua 15:42; Joshua 15:54; Joshua 20:7; Numbers 35:6...