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Joshua 19:15 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Joshua 19:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 19 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.”
Joshua 19:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 19:15
And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.This verse lists five specific cities within Zebulun's inheritance, then summarizes the total as twelve cities with their villages (arim sheteim-esreh ve-chatzereyhen, עָרִים שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן). The number twelve resonates throughout Scripture—twelve tribes, twelve apostles, twelve gates in the New Jerusalem. Whether intentional symbolism or coincidental, the twelve cities provided Zebulun with adequate urban centers for administration, commerce, and refuge.Among the cities listed...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 19:15
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“when Jabin king of Hazor heard of it”
“the rest of the Levites”
“one; the king of Achshaph”
“nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them”
“when they were come to Bethlehem”
“and Etam”
“and said”