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Joshua 21:27 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Joshua 21:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 21 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.”
Joshua 21:27 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 21:27
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.The Gershonites were the second division of Levites, descended from Gershon (or Gershom), Moses' eldest son (Exodus 2:22). Their allocation began with two cities from the half-tribe of Manasseh settled east of the Jordan. Golan in Bashan held double significance: a Levitical city and a ir miklat (עִיר מִקְלָט, "city of refuge") where those guilty of unintentional ...
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Cross-References for Joshua 21:27
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“out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh”
“they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben”
“Bezer in the wilderness”
“who lived in Heshbon”