Joshua 18:25

Translations

Modern

Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

Traditional

Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

Literal

Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

Latin

Gabaon et Rama et Beroth,

Original

Hebrew

English

Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

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 9:17
So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
Joshua 7:17
He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, and the family of Zabdi was selected.
Joshua 15:34
Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
1 Kings 3:4–5
Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
1 Kings 9:2
…the LORD appeared to him a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
Jeremiah 31:15
This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Isaiah 28:21
For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.
1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
Joshua 10:2
So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
Matthew 27:57
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.

Places

Beeroth: Hivite city, later allotted to Benjamin Gibeon: Hivite city that tricked Joshua into a peace treaty Ramah: A town in Benjamin, near Gibeah and Jerusalem

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Beeroth Benjamin, Tribe of Gibeon, Gibeonites Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Michmash Ramah Shiloh Tribe of Dan

Topics

Beeroth: A City of the Hivites Gibeon: A City of the Hivites: Allotted to Benjamin Ramah: Called Rama: A City Allotted to the Tribe of Benjamin Tribe of Benjamin: Census of Allotment in the land of Canaan Tribe of Benjamin: Cities and Bounds of Inheritance

Joshua 18:25

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