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Joshua 21:15–17

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And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
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From verse 15

  1. Joshua 15:49Rank 1 from verse 15
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    49And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir,

  2. Joshua 15:51Rank 2 from verse 15
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    51And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:58Rank 3 from verse 15
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    58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

  4. Joshua 12:13Rank 4 from verse 15
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    13The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

From verse 16

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:59Rank 1 from verse 16
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    59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:

  2. Joshua 15:10Rank 2 from verse 16
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    10And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

  3. Joshua 15:55Rank 3 from verse 16
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    55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

  4. 1 Samuel 6:12Rank 4 from verse 16
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    12And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.

  5. 1 Samuel 6:9Rank 5 from verse 16
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    9And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.

From verse 17

  1. Joshua 18:24–25Rank 1 from verse 17
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    24And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:

    25Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

  2. Joshua 9:3Rank 2 from verse 17
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    3¶ And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,

  3. 1 Chronicles 6:60Rank 3 from verse 17
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    60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

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Joshua 21:15

COMBINED MEANING

suburbs

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The outlying land or district surrounding a city, including ground allotted for cattle and other use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Joshua 21:16

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suburbs

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The outlying land or district surrounding a city, including ground allotted for cattle and other use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tribes

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Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Joshua 21:17

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tribe

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A body of people descended from a common ancestor, especially one of the divisions of Israel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

COMBINED MEANING

suburbs

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The outlying land or district surrounding a city, including ground allotted for cattle and other use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

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16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

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17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

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18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

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