Joshua 18:21

Translations

Modern

These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,

Traditional

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,

Literal

And these were and the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin by their clans: Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,

Latin

Fueruntque civitates ejus, Jericho et Beth Hagla et vallis Casis,

Original

Hebrew

English

These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,

Notes

Joshua 18:21–28

Judah's land had 11 or 12 districts (see study note on 15:59). The tribe of Benjamin had 2, with a total of 26 towns. However, Benjamin's location between the lands of Judah and Joseph gave it much greater economic and military importance than its size would suggest.

Joshua 14:1–19:51

The allotment of land to the tribes on the west side of the Jordan describes what God intended for each tribe to possess.
The one narrating the story begins this section with Caleb receiving land and ends with Joshua receiving land (14:6–15; 19:49–51). Only Caleb and Joshua had shown faith in God that Israel could conquer the land (Numbers 13:30; 14:6–9).

Joshua 13:1–21:45

As he had promised, God brought Israel into the land. Joshua then focused on dividing the land among Israel's tribes.
The tribal allowances made the covenant of the Israelites with God real. It showed the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Since God owned the land, giving it to the tribes was a gift. God gave them the land to live in and guided its distribution.
In these lists of tribal allowances, the author describes some borders in great detail, allowing them to be mapped. With others, they are less plainly defined.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Inheriting the Land

Related verses

Joshua 18:12
On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Joshua 18:19
The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
Luke 19:1
Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
Luke 10:30
Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
Joshua 6:1
Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
Joshua 2:1
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
Joshua 15:6
…went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

People

Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel

Places

Beth-hoglah: Town on the border between Judah and Benjamin Emek-keziz: Emek-keziz, town allotted to Benjamin Jericho: An ancient city in Canaan, famously conquered by Israel

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Benjamin, Tribe of Beth-Hoglah Emek-keziz Jericho Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Michmash Shiloh Tribe of Dan Valley of Keziz

Topics

Beth-Hogla: A Place on the Border of the Territory of the Tribe of Judah Jericho: A City East of Jerusalem and Near the Jordan River: Situated Within the Territory Allotted to Benjamin Keziz: A Valley and City of the Tribe of Benjamin Tribe of Benjamin: Census of Allotment in the land of Canaan Tribe of Benjamin: Cities and Bounds of Inheritance Valleys: Keziz

Joshua 18:21

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