Judg 17:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. Beth-lehem-judah —so called in contradistinction to a town of the same name in Zebulun ( ). of the family —that is, tribe. of Judah —Men of the tribe of Levi might connect themselves, as Aaron did ( ), by marriage with another tribe; and this young Levite belonged to the tribe of Judah, by his mother's side, which accounts for his being in Beth-lehem, not one of the Levitical cities.

Judges 17:7

7. Beth-lehem-judah—so called in contradistinction to a town of the same name in Zebulun (Jos 19:15).

of the family—that is, tribe.

of Judah—Men of the tribe of Levi might connect themselves, as Aaron did (Ex 6:23), by marriage with another tribe; and this young Levite belonged to the tribe of Judah, by his mother's side, which accounts for his being in Beth-lehem, not one of the Levitical cities.