Num 35:2-9, 1Ch 6:54-81 | TSK

Numbers 35:2-9

Le 25:32,33; Jos 14:3,4; 21:2-42; Eze 45:1-8; 48:8,22; 1Co 9:10-14

thousand cubits.The Septuagint reads [dischilious pecheis] "two thousand cubits," as in the following verse; but this reading is not acknowledged by any other ancient version, except the Coptic, nor by any of the MSS. collated by Kennicott and De Rossi. Various modes have been proposed for reconciling the accounts in these two verses, which appear in general to require full as much explanation as the text itself. The explanation of Maimonides is the only one that is intelligible, and appears perfectly satisfactory. "The suburbs," says he, "of the cities are expressed in the law to be 3,000 cubits on every side, from the wall of the city and outwards. The first 1,000 cubits are the suburbs; and the 2,000, which they measured without the suburbs, were for fields and vineyards." The whole therefore, of the city, suburbs, fields, and vineyards, may be represented by the following diagram:-- ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ Fields and vineyards. ½ ½ ½ ½ ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Suburbs. ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈ” ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ City. ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1,000 Cubits ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ ½ ½ ½ ½ 2,000 Cubits ½ ÂÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈÈœ

six cities for refuge.

13,14; De 4:41-43; Jos 20:2-9; 21:3,13,21,27,32,36,38; Ps 9:9

Ps 62:7,8; 142:4,5; Isa 4:6; Mt 11:28; Heb 6:18

to them ye shall add. Heb. above them ye shall give.

Jos 21:3-42; 1Ch 6:54-81

possession.

Ge 49:7; Ex 32:28,29; De 33:8-11; Jos 21:3

from them.

26:54; 33:54; Ex 16:18; 2Co 8:13,14

he inheriteth. Heb. they inherit.

1 Chronicles 6:54-81

A.M. 2561. B.C. 1443. these are.

Nu 35:1-8; Jos 21:3-8

castles.

Ge 25:16

of the families.

Jos 21:4,5

Hebron.

Jos 14:13; 15:13; 21:11-13; Jud 1:20

the city of refuge.

Nu 35:13-15; Jos 20:7-9

Libnah.

Jos 10:29; 15:42; 21:13,14

Jattir.

4:17; Jos 15:48

Hilen.

This variation simply arises from the introduction of a [Yôwd]{yood}, and a change of the vowel points; Holon being written [Chôlôwn ,] and Hilen [Chîyn .]

Jos 15:51; 21:15

Holon. Debir.

Jos 10:3,38; 12:13; 15:49

Ashan.It is probable that either Ain, in Joshua, is a mistake for Ashan, or that it was called by both names.

4:32; Jos 15:42; 21:16

Ain. Beth-shemesh.

Jos 15:10; 21:16; 1Sa 6:12-19; Jer 43:13

Geba.

8:6; Jos 18:24; 21:17; 1Sa 13:3

Alemeth..

Jos 21:18

Almon. Anathoth.

1Ki 2:26; Isa 10:30; Jer 1:1; 11:23; 37:12

thirteen cities.Here there are only eleven enumerated; but two more are added in the book of Joshua, Juttah and Gibeon, which make thirteen. None of the versions give the full number of names, though they all give the whole sum of thirteen; and it is probable that these two cities had been destroyed and lay in ruins when this book was written, and hence were not enumerated.

And unto.

1,2,18,33

left.

66; Jos 21:4,5,20-26

Gershom.

71-76; Ex 2:22; Jos 21:27-33

Merari.

77-81; Ge 46:11; Nu 3:20; Jos 21:7,34-40

the children.

Jos 21:41,42

with their.

Nu 35:2-5

these cities.

57-60

Shechem.

Ge 33:18; 35:4; Jos 20:7; 21:21

Gezer.

Jos 12:12; 16:3,10; 21:21; 1Ki 9:16

Jokmeam.

Jos 21:22

Kibzaim. Beth-horon.

Jos 10:11; 16:5; 1Sa 13:18

Aijalon.

Jos 10:12

Ajalon.

Jos 21:24

Gath-rimmon.

Jos 21:24,25

Aner.Aner is probably another name of Tanach, which was a city of the half tribe of Manasseh, west of Jordan; and Eusebius, Jerome, and Procopius of Gaza, say that it was in their time a considerable place, three miles from Legio.

Jos 21:25

Tanach, Gath-rimmon. Bileam.. Ibleam is here called Bileam, by a transposition of letters common to all languages. It is evident, however, that many of these cities or their names have been changed since the time of Joshua; but, as it has been well observed, Salop and Shrewsbury, Sarum and Salisbury, are as different names as any in these catalogues; yet those who live in their vicinity are not at all confused by them. Some cities also are here mentioned as belonging to Ephraim, which in Joshua are spoken of as cities of Dan; but various changes in such matters would occur in a course of ages.

Jos 17:11

Ibleam.

Golan.

De 4:43; Jos 20:8; 21:27

Ashtaroth.

De 1:4; Jos 9:10; 21:27

Beesh-terah.

Kedesh.

Jos 19:37; 21:32; Jud 4:9

Daberath.

Jos 21:28,29

Kishon, Daberah, Jarmuth, En-gannim.