KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
1 Chronicles 6:55–57
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1 Chronicles 6:55
55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
55And they gaue them Hebron in the land of Iudah, and the suburbes thereof round about it.
1 Chronicles 6:56
56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
56But the fields of the citie, and the villages thereof, they gaue to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh.
1 Chronicles 6:57
57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
57And to the sonnes of Aaron they gaue the cities of Iudah, namely Hebron the citie of refuge, and Libna with her suburbes, and Iattir and Eshtemoa, with their suburbes,
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Chronicles 6:55
Bestowed, delivered, granted, or caused, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Around, concerning, near, or engaged in; on every side or approximately, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
1 Chronicles 6:56
However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Small settlements or groups of houses, smaller than towns or cities.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828
Bestowed, delivered, granted, or caused, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
1 Chronicles 6:57
Bestowed, delivered, granted, or caused, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Shelter, protection, or a place of safety.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604
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From verse 55
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Open the full verse study13And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
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Open the full verse study13¶ And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
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Open the full verse study11And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13¶ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
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Open the full verse study20And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
From verse 56
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Open the full verse study13¶ And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
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Open the full verse study13And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
From verse 57
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Open the full verse study48¶ And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
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Open the full verse study13¶ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
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Open the full verse study17And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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Open the full verse study29Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
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Open the full verse study42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
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Open the full verse study7¶ And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
8And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
9These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.
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Open the full verse study19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
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Open the full verse study13And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
14Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
15These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
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