Joshua 18:28

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Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city(that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath– a total of fourteen cities and their towns. This was the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

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Referenced Verses

  • Josh 15:8 : 8 It then went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites on the south(that is, Jerusalem), going up to the top of the hill opposite the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the Valley of the Rephaites to the north.
  • 2 Sam 21:14 : 14 They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin at Zela in the grave of his father Kish. After they had done everything that the king had commanded, God responded to their prayers for the land.
  • Isa 10:29 : 29 They went through the pass, spent the night at Geba. Ramah trembled, Gibeah of Saul ran away.
  • Hos 10:9 : 9 Failure to Learn from the Sin and Judgment of Gibeah O Israel, you have sinned since the time of Gibeah, and there you have remained. Did not war overtake the evildoers in Gibeah?
  • Num 26:54 : 54 To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it.
  • Num 33:54 : 54 You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes.
  • Josh 15:63 : 63 The men of Judah were unable to conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day.
  • Josh 18:16 : 16 The border then descended to the edge of the hill country near the Valley of Ben Hinnom located in the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. It descended through the Valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites to the south and then down to En Rogel.
  • Judg 19:12-15 : 12 But his master said to him,“We should not stop at a foreign city where non-Israelites live. We will travel on to Gibeah.” 13 He said to his servant,“Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.” 14 So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. 15 They stopped there and decided to spend the night in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night.
  • Judg 20:4-5 : 4 The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up,“I and my concubine stopped in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin to spend the night. 5 The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died.
  • 1 Sam 10:26 : 26 Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.
  • 1 Sam 13:15-16 : 15 Then Samuel set out and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. Saul mustered the army that remained with him; there were about six hundred men. 16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.
  • 2 Sam 5:8 : 8 David said on that day,“Whoever attacks the Jebusites must approach the‘lame’ and the‘blind’ who are David’s enemies by going through the water tunnel.” For this reason it is said,“The blind and the lame cannot enter the palace.”

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    27Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

  • Josh 18:20-22
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    20The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

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  • Josh 21:16-18
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    16Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes.

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    18Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities.

  • Josh 19:15-16
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    15Their territory included Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; in all they had twelve cities and their towns.

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  • 1 Chr 6:58-60
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    58Hilez and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,

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  • Neh 11:30-31
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    30Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its villages. So they were encamped from Beer Sheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

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  • Judg 1:21
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    21The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.

  • 2 Chr 11:10
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    10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • Josh 15:56-60
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    58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

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    60Kiriath Baal(that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah– a total of two cities and their towns.

  • Josh 18:24-25
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  • Josh 19:6
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    6Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen– a total of thirteen cities and their towns,

  • Josh 21:22
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    22Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each– a total of four cities.

  • Josh 15:53-54
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    53Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

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  • Josh 15:36-37
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    36Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah(or Gederothaim)– a total of fourteen cities and their towns.

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  • Josh 13:28
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  • Judg 20:14-15
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    14The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah to make war against the Israelites.

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  • Josh 15:28
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    28Hazar Shual, Beer Sheba, Biziothiah,

  • Josh 19:23
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    23This was the land assigned to the tribe of Issachar by its clans, including the cities and their towns.

  • Josh 19:44
    71%

    44Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

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  • 1 Kgs 4:13
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  • Josh 15:62
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    62Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi– a total of six cities and their towns.

  • 1 Chr 7:28
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    28Their property and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns.

  • Josh 19:21
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    21Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez.

  • 1 Chr 11:4
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    4David Conquers Jerusalem David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem(that is, Jebus).(The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)

  • 1 Chr 6:65
    70%

    65They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • Josh 15:20
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    20This is the land assigned to the tribe of Judah by its clans:

  • 1 Chr 4:31
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    31Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.

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