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1 Chronicles 6:76
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler compiles a census-style inventory of Levitical cities, recording the specific towns allocated from the tribe of Naphtali.
The words — `קֶ֤דֶשׁ (Ke.desh)` denotes the city of Kedesh, while `מִגְרָשֶׁ֔י/הָ (migra.Shei.ha)` refers to the open pasturelands surrounding it.
The thread — This allocation parallels the earlier conquest records in Joshua 21:32, Joshua 12:22, and Joshua 19:37.
Why it lands — The text states the exact transfer of urban and agricultural land to the Levites, requiring the reader to track how Chronicles preserves the tribal inheritance lists originally recorded in Joshua.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
Cross-references
- Joshua 21:32 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
- Joshua 12:22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
- Joshua 19:37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,
- Joshua 20:7 So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- Judges 4:6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.