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Joshua 21:17

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And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
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  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 21:17

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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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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

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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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21:13¶ 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,

21:14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

21:15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

21:16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

21:17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

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21:18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

21:19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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