Bible Strands
Joshua 21:17
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the allocation of Levitical towns from the tribe of Benjamin to the priests and Levites. This occurs during the final phase of the territorial distribution of Canaan.
The words — מִגְרָשֶׁׁ֑הָ (mig.rāšāh) = its pasture lands. The text specifies that the granted cities include their surrounding grazing areas for livestock and crops.
The thread — Gibeon and Geba appear in Joshua 9:3 regarding treaty negotiations and Joshua 18:24 in the tribal boundary list. 1 Chronicles 6:60 repeats this exact allocation of Benjaminite cities to the Levites.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition that tribal inheritance and Levitical provision are tied to specific, surveyed geography. It requires the reader to track how territorial grants are documented without embellishment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Cross-references
- Joshua 9:3 But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
- Joshua 18:24 Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
- 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.