Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The tribe of Benjamin, according to its clans, had the following towns: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, New Living Translation These were the towns given to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, English Standard Version Now the cities of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to their clans were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Berean Standard Bible These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, King James Bible Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz, New King James Version Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, New American Standard Bible Now the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz, NASB 1995 Now the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and Beth-hoglah and Emek-keziz, NASB 1977 Now the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and Beth-hoglah and Emek-keziz, Legacy Standard Bible Now the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and Beth-hoglah and Emek-keziz, Amplified Bible Now the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and Beth-hoglah and Emek-keziz, Christian Standard Bible These were the cities of the tribe of Benjamin’s descendants by their clans: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Holman Christian Standard Bible These were the cities of the tribe of Benjamin’s descendants by their clans: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, American Standard Version Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz, English Revised Version Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz; GOD'S WORD® Translation These are the 12 cities with their villages that belong to the tribe of Benjamin for its families: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, Good News Translation The cities belonging to the families of the tribe of Benjamin were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, International Standard Version The towns belonging to the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Majority Standard Bible These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, NET Bible These cities belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, New Heart English Bible Now the cities of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth Hoglah, and Emek Keziz, Webster's Bible Translation Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, World English Bible Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the cities for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, for their families, have been Jericho, and Beth-Hoglah, and the Valley of Keziz, Young's Literal Translation And the cities for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, for their families, have been Jericho, and Beth-Hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, Smith's Literal Translation And the cities to the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families, were Jericho, and the Partridge House, and the valley of Keziz, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd their cities were, Jericho and Bethhagla and Vale-Casis, Catholic Public Domain Version And their cities were: Jericho and Beth-hoglah and the Abrupt Valley, New American Bible Now the cities belonging to the tribe of the Benjaminites by their clans were: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, New Revised Standard Version Now the towns of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Amak, and Keziz, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin for their families were Yerikho and Zebith and Khagla and Emaq and Qatsets OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz; Brenton Septuagint Translation And the cities of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethagaeo, and the Amecasis, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Benjamin's Inheritance…20On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. 21These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, 22Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,… Cross References Genesis 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. Numbers 26:28-34 The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim. / These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead. / These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek, ... Judges 1:27-28 At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. / When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely. 1 Chronicles 6:54-81 Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ... 1 Chronicles 7:29 And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns. 1 Kings 4:7-19 Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, / and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; / Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; ... 2 Samuel 2:8-9 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim, / and made him king over Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin—over all Israel. 2 Samuel 5:5-7 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. / Now the king and his men marched to Jerusalem against the Jebusites who inhabited the land. The Jebusites said to David: “You will never get in here. Even the blind and lame can repel you.” For they thought, “David cannot get in here.” / Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion (that is, the City of David). 2 Kings 17:24 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. Jeremiah 31:9 They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.” Ezekiel 48:1-7 “Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. / Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. / Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. ... Matthew 1:1-2 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. John 4:5-6 So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. / Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. Acts 7:8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. Treasury of Scripture Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz, Jericho Joshua 18:12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven. Joshua 2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. Joshua 6:1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. Beth-hoglah Joshua 18:19 And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. Joshua 15:6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: Jump to Previous Benjamin Beth Bethhoglah Beth-Hoglah Children Cities Clan Emek Hoglah Jericho Order Towns Tribe ValleyJump to Next Benjamin Beth Bethhoglah Beth-Hoglah Children Cities Clan Emek Hoglah Jericho Order Towns Tribe ValleyJoshua 18 1. The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh2. The remainder of the land is described, and divided into seven parts 10. Joshua distributes it by lot 11. The lot and border of Benjamin 21. Their cities These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: The tribe of Benjamin was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel. The allocation of land to the tribes was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land of Canaan. Benjamin's territory was strategically located between the powerful tribes of Judah and Ephraim, which often placed it at the center of Israel's political and military activities. The tribe of Benjamin played a significant role in Israel's history, producing notable figures such as King Saul and the Apostle Paul. Jericho: Beth-hoglah: Emek-keziz: Persons / Places / Events 1. JerichoAn ancient city known for its fortified walls, which fell after the Israelites marched around them for seven days as instructed by God. It was the first city conquered by the Israelites in the Promised Land. 2. Beth-hoglah A location near the Jordan River, associated with the boundary of the tribe of Benjamin. Its name means "house of the partridge" in Hebrew. 3. Emek-keziz A lesser-known location within the territory of Benjamin. The name means "valley of the cut-off" in Hebrew, indicating a geographical feature or historical event. Teaching Points God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of PromisesThe allocation of land to the tribe of Benjamin is a reminder of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs. Believers can trust in God's promises in their own lives. The Importance of Obedience The account of Jericho highlights the importance of obedience to God's instructions, even when they seem unconventional. Christians are called to trust and obey God's Word. Community and Inheritance The division of land among the tribes emphasizes the importance of community and shared inheritance. Believers are part of a spiritual community with a shared inheritance in Christ. Historical and Spiritual Legacy The cities and locations mentioned serve as a reminder of the historical and spiritual legacy of God's people. Christians are encouraged to remember and learn from the past. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew These wereוְהָי֣וּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the cities הֶֽעָרִ֗ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement of the clans לְמִשְׁפְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (lə·miš·pə·ḥō·w·ṯê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people of the tribe לְמַטֵּ֛ה (lə·maṭ·ṭêh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of Benjamin: בִנְיָמִ֖ן (ḇin·yā·min) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites Jericho, יְרִיח֥וֹ (yə·rî·ḥōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua Beth-hoglah, חָגְלָ֖ה (ḥā·ḡə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1031: Beth-hoglah -- 'place of partridge', a place in Benjamin Emek-keziz, קְצִֽיץ׃ (qə·ṣîṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7104: Emek-keziz -- a city in Benjamin Links Joshua 18:21 NIVJoshua 18:21 NLT Joshua 18:21 ESV Joshua 18:21 NASB Joshua 18:21 KJV Joshua 18:21 BibleApps.com Joshua 18:21 Biblia Paralela Joshua 18:21 Chinese Bible Joshua 18:21 French Bible Joshua 18:21 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 18:21 Now the cities of the tribe (Josh. 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