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Joshua 21:12 Cross-References
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“But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.”
Joshua 21:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 21:12
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.This verse clarifies the allocation: while Hebron's urban center and surrounding pastures went to the priests, "the fields...and the villages" (sede ha'ir vechatserehah, שְׂדֵה הָעִיר וַחֲצֵרֶיהָ) remained Caleb's personal inheritance. The term sede (שָׂדֶה) refers to agricultural fields beyond the immediate migrash (pasture belt), while chatser (חָצֵר) denotes outlying settlements. This division balanced competing claims: God's command to give Hebron to priests (Numbers 35) and His...
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