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Joshua 21:39 Cross-References
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“Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.”
Joshua 21:39 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 21:39
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.These final two cities complete Gad's contribution to Merarite Levites. Heshbon (חֶשְׁבּוֹן) was originally the capital of Sihon, king of the Amorites, before Moses conquered it (Numbers 21:25-26; Deuteronomy 2:24-30). The city's transformation from pagan Amorite capital to Levitical city illustrates redemptive conquest—what served idolatry now serves Yahweh. Heshbon became a border city contested between Israel, Moab, and Ammon throughout biblical history. Jeremiah and Isaiah include it in oracles against Moab (Isaiah 15:4; ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 21:39
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“and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon”
“and Dibon”
“who had fought against the former king of Moab”
“vine of Sibmah: your branches passed over the sea”
“and Jazer with its suburbs.”
“and the land of Gilead”
“and Elealeh”
“which reached even to Jazer”
“and Jazer”
“and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites”