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1 Chronicles 6:60
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator lists Levitical cities assigned from the tribe of Benjamin to specific Levitical families within a broader territorial inventory. This occurs during the post-exilic compilation of priestly and Levitical allocations.
The words — The Hebrew terms גֶּ֤בַע (Geba) and מִגְרָשֶׁ֙י/הָ֙ (migrashayha) denote the specific city of Geba and its designated pasture lands. These terms anchor the allocation in concrete geography and economic provision.
The thread — The allocation of Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth from Benjamin matches the territorial lists in Joshua 21:17 and Joshua 18:24, while Jeremiah 1:1 later notes Anathoth as the prophet's hometown.
Why it lands — The text assigns specific towns and their surrounding grazing areas to Levitical families to establish their residential and economic base. Readers must recognize that priestly inheritance was tied to designated land rather than tribal territory.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 1:1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
- Joshua 18:24 Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
- Joshua 21:17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
- 1 Samuel 13:3 Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
- 1 Kings 2:26 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
- 1 Chronicles 8:6 These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
- Isaiah 10:30 Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!
- Jeremiah 11:23 There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
- Jeremiah 37:12 Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.