Bible Strands
Joshua 21:24
Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the final distribution of Levitical cities from the tribe of Dan to the priests and Levites during Joshua’s land allocation. This verse concludes the specific allotment for Dan before shifting to the half-tribe of Manasseh in Joshua 21:25.
The words — אַיָּלוֹן ('ai.ya.lOn) denotes the town of Aijalon, while מִגְרָשׁ (mig.rash) refers to the open pasturelands attached to it. The suffix on מִגְרָשֶׁהָ specifies that these grazing areas belong directly to the listed cities.
The thread — The same cities and their pasturelands appear in the parallel list of 1 Chronicles 6:69 and are noted in Joshua 19:42 as part of the Danite inheritance. Joshua 10:12 records a prior event at Aijalon during the conquest narrative.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that tribal inheritance included designated grazing territory, not just urban boundaries. A reader must track how these specific locations function within the broader allocation of Levitical and tribal lands.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Cross-references
- Joshua 10:12 On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
- Joshua 19:42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
- 1 Chronicles 6:69 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.