King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 6:70 Mean?
“And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.”
Context
68
And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
69
And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs:
70
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
71
Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72
And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(70) **Aner . . . Bileam.**—Joshua 21:25 reads, “Taa-nach [see Joshua 17:11] and Gath-rimmon.” The latter is a mere repetition from the preceding verse. Bileam is a man’s name, being the Hebrew spelling of Balaam. It should be Ibleam (Joshua 17:11). So the LXX. Aner (Genesis 14:13) is also a man, one of Abraham’s allies. Taanach is probably right, the last three letters of the Hebrew word closely resembling those of Aner.
**For the family.**—Better, *unto the family of the sons of Kohath who were left.* This depends on the idea of *giving* (1Chronicles 6:67). The phrase is a sort of subscription to the whole list of 1Chronicles 6:67-70. For “family” the plural should be read, as in Joshua 21:26.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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