Joshua 21:23

From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Joshua records the final distribution of Levitical cities, specifically noting the allocation from the tribe of Dan to the Kohathite clan. The words — The Hebrew terms Ma.teh (tribe) and migra’sha (pasture lands) frame the territorial grant, emphasizing clan identity and agricultural provision. The thread — This allocation echoes Joshua 19:44, where Eltekeh and Gibbethon appear among the original inheritance boundaries of Dan. Why it lands — The text demands recognition that priestly support was structurally embedded within tribal inheritances rather than isolated from them.

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The Hebrew words

וּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־u./mi./Ma.teh-and/ from/ [the] tribe of דָ֔ןDanDan אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>אֶלְתְּקֵ֖א'el.te.Ke'Eltekeh וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She./hapasture lands/ its אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>גִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonGibbethon וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She./hapasture lands/ its

King James Version

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

Cross-references

Joshua 19:44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

Places named

Elteke Gibbethon