Joshua 21:31

Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Joshua records the final allotment of Levitical cities from the tribe of Asher to complete the territorial distribution.

The words — חֶלְקָת֙ (Helkath) identifies a specific settlement, while מִגְרָשׁ (migra) denotes the adjacent pasture lands attached to each city.

The thread — Rehob appears in Judges 1:31 as a city Asher failed to fully displace, and 1 Chronicles 6:75 reiterates its designation with pasturelands.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the precise geographic and economic boundaries established for priestly support, independent of the ongoing struggle to inhabit them.

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The Hebrew words

אֶת־'et-<obj.>חֶלְקָת֙chel.KatHelkath וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She./hapasture lands/ its וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>רְחֹ֖בre.ChoRehob וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She./hapasture lands/ its עָרִ֖ים'a.Rimcities אַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'four

King James Version

Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

Cross-references

Judges 1:31 Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
Judges 18:21 Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
1 Chronicles 6:75 Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.

Places named

Helkath