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Joshua 21:16

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And 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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  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.

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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.

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out

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

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tribes

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

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

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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