17 And was drawn from the north,and went forth to En-ſhemeſh, and went forth toward Geliloth «, which js over againſt the going upof Adummim,and deſcended to * the frone of Bohan' the ſon of Reuben,
"0p" Called alſo Gilgal, as appears from Jof. 15.7. Judg. 3- 19. but If * differing from thar Gilgal by Jordan. :
18 And paſſed along toward the ſide over againſt | | Arabah x norchward, and went down unto Arabah, | gn the x Called Beth-arabah, Joſ. 15. 6. pialſte
19 And the border paſſed along to the ſide of Beth- hoglah northward : and the outgoings of the border were at the north + bay of the ſalt ſea y, at the ſouth t Hb end of Jordan z : this was the ſouth coaſt. ts 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the eaſt-ſide: This vas the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coaſts thereof round about, according to thei families,
y Where an Arm of that Sea runs into the Land, which is oppoſ-
ed to the South-bay that was in the South-border of the Tribe of Judah Joſe 15. 2. 2 Where it enters into the ſalt Sea, which 3s here oppoſed to the North-end of it, or the Spring-head, which was 1n the North. :
21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Ben- jamin,according to their families, were Jericho 4, and Bech-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz 6, :
a For tho' the City was deſtroyed, the Territory remained, and ſome Houſes probably were built and inhabited there, though ir was not made a City with Walls and Gares,which was the only thing forbidden, Jo. 6. 26. 4 Or, Emec-keziz, the proper name of a City or great Town.
Te 22 And + Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim ec, and Bethel.
Rthaba» 23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,
rz. Joh 24 And Chephar-haammonai,and Ophni, and Gaba : 1+ 28+
twelve cities with their villages. 25 Gibeon, and Ramah» and Beeroth, c Which either gave name to, or took name from that Mountain, 2 Chron. 13. 4. 26 And Mizpeh 4, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
a Near Reamah,in the ſame Mountain where Silo was. There were | divers other Cities of that name. | 28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebuſi ( which zs Jeruſa- | lem e) Gibeath, and Kir-jath : fourteen cities f with | their villages. This zs the inheritance of the children of | Benjamin, according to their families.
e Soit ſeems this City did properly and primarly belong to Binja- nin, altho' the Tribe of Judah had alſo an Inrereſt in it, either be- | cauſe ſome part of 1t was aJlotted to them, or becauſe the Benjamites gave them a ſhare in it, for the aſſiſtance which either they had received, or did expe& from that. potent Tribe, for the getting or defending of that very imporrant place. See more on Jo: 15. 63. f Ir is more than probable that all the Cities belonging to this Tribe are not here named, becauſe Anathoth and 4lmon are omitted here, but
exprefied Jof. 21. 18. 0 A FA The ſccind Lot falls to Simeon : his Borders among the Tribe of Judah: whoſe
Inheritance was too great for them, 1 g9- The third Lot falls to
Zebulun, 10 16. The fourth to Iſſathar, t7 —m 23. Tre fifth
to Aſer, 24 ———31, The ſixth to Naphtali, 32 46. The ſeventh
to Dan, 47, 48. The Children of 1ſyael give an Inheritance to Joſhua, 49,
50. The aviſion of che Land finiſhed, 5 1.
Nd the ſecond lot came forth to Simeon, ever for
the tribe of the children of Simeon, according to
their families: and their inhericance was within the in- heritance of the children of Judah #4.
a This was fo order'd by God's providence, partly to fufill that threatning that he would divide and ſcatter this Tribe in Iſrael, Gen. 49- 7- which was hereby done in part, becaule they had no diſtin part cf their own, but were as Inmates ro Judah ; partly, becauſe now upon the more exatt ſurvey of the Land, it appeared to Joſbua
) Judah themſeves,that the part given to Judah did far exceed the Pro- portion which either they need-d and could occupy, or which the otaer Tribes could expett ; and partly, becauſe this was the leaſt of the Tribes, as is evident from Numb. 26. 14. and therefore fitteſt to be put within another Tribe.
2 And they had in their inheritance Beerſheba, and | Sheba and Moladah, |
6\Or, or, i. e. otherwiſe called ; for that Beerſh:ba and Sheba were one and the fame City, is macifeſt both from v. 6. where all the Cities are\reckoned to be bur 7h:ricen : and from 1 Chron 4. 28. where Si- meops Cities are enumerated, and Sheba omitted as ſuperfluous And Hazar-thual, and Balah c, and Azem, c/Called alſo B:Uah, 1 Chron: 4* 29. and Baalah, Joſ* 15: 29. For letjthis be obſerved once for all, that the. names of Perſons or Pla- ces are trequ-atly chang=4 through length of Time, or difference of —DaaleCts, ur ſtudy of brevity and eaſineſs in Pronuciation, or new Accidents, or ot:er Caves, Thus Eltolad and Bethul, vw. 4+ are cal-
led T:iad nd Bethuel, 1 Chron. 4+ 29; JO» and for Beth-lebaokh, V, 6, 15 Beth» biret, 1 Chron, 4 31.
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and Eleazar, and all rhe Princes and People, even to the Tribe of |
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4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5 And Ziklag,and Berh-marcaboth,and Hazar-ſuſah, 6 And Beth-lebaoth,and Sharuhen : thirteen cities d, and their villages.
4 Or, Towns, as ſome of them are called, 1 Chron: 4; 32, Nor are all Simeons Cities here numbred, for Elam 1s added, 1 Chrom 4: 32. unleſs that were built afterward.
7 Ain,Remmon, and Ether, and Aſhan: four cities and their villages.
$ And all the villages that were round about theſe Cities,to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the ſouth : "This zs che inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon, ac- cording to their families.
9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon : for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them : there- fore the children of Simeon had their inheritance with- in the inheritance of thems
Io © And the third lot came up fer the children of Zebulun e, according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid,
e Who is here put before 1ſachar his elder Brother, as he is alſo (zens 493 3, Deute 338 18-
ir And their border went up toward the Sea f, and
Maralah, and reached to Dabbaſheth, and reached to che river that zs before Jokneam g- f i:e: The Midland Sea, as on the other (ide ir reached to the Sea of Galilee, and ſo thoſe Propecies concerning him, Gen? 49: 3. Deus 33-18, were abundantly fulfilled. g Suppoſed to be Kiſhm, Juag: 4* 7. or Bel, or Pags. ;