Joshua 18:22

Amplified Bible

and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Hebrew Names Version
and Beit-Ha`aravah, and Tzemaryim, and Beit-El,

King James Version
And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Lexham English Bible
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

English Standard Version
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New Century Version
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New English Translation
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New American Standard Bible
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

Legacy Standard Bible
and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel,

Complete Jewish Bible
Beit-‘Aravah, Tz'marayim, Beit-El,

Darby Translation
and Beth-Arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Easy-to-Read Version
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

George Lamsa Translation
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Beth-el,

Good News Translation
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Literal Translation
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Betharaba, Zemaraim, Bethel,

American Standard Version
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

Bible in Basic English
And Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Beth-el

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Betharabah, Samaraim, and Bethel.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el;

King James Version (1611)
And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Baethabara, and Sara, and Besana,

English Revised Version
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el;

Berean Standard Bible
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Betharacha, and Samaraym,

Young's Literal Translation
and Beth-Arabah, Zemaraim, and Beth-El,

Update Bible Version
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,

World English Bible
and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

New King James Version
Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New Living Translation
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New Life Bible
Betharabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

New Revised Standard
Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Betharaba and Samaraim and Bethel,

Revised Standard Version
Beth-arabah, Zemara'im, Bethel,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel,

Contextual Overview

¹¹Now the lot (allotment) of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot fell between [the tribes of] the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph. ¹²On the north side their border began at the Jordan, then it went up the slope of Jericho on the north, and up through the hill country westward, and it ended at the Beth-aven wilderness. ¹³Then the border continued southward toward Luz, to the slope of Luz (that is, Bethel); then the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the hill that lies south of lower Beth-horon. ¹⁴The border changed course [from there] and turned around on the western side southward, from the hill that lies to the south opposite Beth-horon; it ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of [the tribe of] the sons of Judah. This formed the western side [of Benjamin's territory]. ¹⁵The southern side was from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border went on westward and went to the source of the waters of Nephtoah. ¹⁶Then the border went down to the edge of the hill overlooking the Valley of Ben-hinnom (son of Hinnom), which is at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim; and it descended to the Valley of Hinnom, south to the slope of the Jebusite, and went on down to En-rogel. ¹⁷Then it turned toward the north and went on to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. ¹⁸It continued to the north to the side opposite [Beth-] Arabah and went down to the Arabah. ¹⁹The border continued along to the north of the slope of Beth-hoglah; and the border ended at the northern bay of the Salt (Dead) Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern border. ²⁰And the Jordan River was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families and according to its borders all around.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Betharabah: Joshua 18:18, Joshua 15:6

Zemaraim: Genesis 10:18, 2 Chronicles 13:4

Bethel: 1 Kings 12:29-32

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:8 - of Bethel Judges 4:5 - between

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
Now the LORD appeared to Abraham by the terebinth trees of Mamre [in Hebron], while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.

Genesis 18:2
When he raised his eyes and looked up, behold, three men were standing [a little distance] from him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed down [with his face] to the ground,

Genesis 18:16
Then the men got up from there, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham walked with them to send them on the way.

Genesis 19:1
It was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at Sodom's [city] gate. Seeing them, Lot got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.

Psalms 106:23
Therefore He said He would destroy them, [And He would have done so] had not Moses, His chosen one, stepped into the gap before Him, To turn away His wrath from destroying them.

Jeremiah 15:1
Then the LORD said to me, "Even though Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me [interceding for them], My heart would still not be [turned with favor] toward this people [Judah]. Send them away from My presence and out of My sight and let them go!

Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, To turn Your anger away from them.

Ezekiel 22:30
"I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for [the sake of] the land, that I would not destroy it, but I found no one [not even one].

Acts 7:55
But he, being full of the Holy Spirit and led by Him, gazed into heaven and saw the glory [the great splendor and majesty] of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;

1 Timothy 2:1
First of all, then, I urge that petitions (specific requests), prayers, intercessions (prayers for others) and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all people,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Betharabah,.... Of the first of these,

:-;

and Zemaraim; one of the sons of Canaan was named Zemira,

Genesis 10:18; by whom this city Zemaraim might be built, or however have its name given it, in memory of him; there was a mountain of this name in the tribe of Ephraim, near to which this city might be, 2 Chronicles 13:4.

and Bethel; of the last of these, 2 Chronicles 13:4- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the places are still unknown.

Joshua 18:14

And compassed the corner ... - Render “and turned on the west side southward.” The meaning is, that at lower Beth-horon the northern boundary-line of Benjamin curved round and ran southward - Beth-horon being its extreme westerly point.

Joshua 18:21

The “Valley of Keziz,” or “Emek-Keziz,” is perhaps the “Wady el Kaziz,” at no great distance east of Jerusalem.

Joshua 18:22

Zemaraim, i. e. “two wooded hills,” is supposed to be the ruins called “Es-Sumrah,” on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho.

Joshua 18:23

Ophrah (Joshua 15:9 note), to be distinguished here and in 1 Samuel 13:17 from the Ophrah of Judges 6:11, is probably the Ephrain of 2 Chronicles 13:19, and the Ephraim of John 11:54. It is conjecturally identified with “Et-Taiyibeh,” on the road from Jerusalem to Bethel.

Joshua 18:24

Gaba - This name, like Gibeah, Gibeon, etc. Joshua 9:3, indicates a town placed on a hill, and occurs repeatedly in various forms in the topography of Palestine. Gaba is the Gibeah (if 1 Samuel 13:15-16; 1 Samuel 14:5, where the Hebrew has גבע Geba‛, which is undoubtedly the correct reading throughout. The city was one of those assigned to the Levites Joshua 21:17, and lay on the northern border of Judah. It is identified with the modern “Jeba,” lying on the side of a deep ravine opposite to Michmash (“Mukhmas”). The famous “Gibeah of Saul,” or “Giheah of Benjamin” (the Gibeath of Joshua 18:28) lay at no great distance southwest of Geba, on the high road from Jerusalem to Bethel, and is probably to be looked for in the lofty and isolated “Tulcil-el-Ful.”

Joshua 18:25

Ramah - i. e. “lofty;” probably the native town and abode of Samuel 1Sa 1:19; 1 Samuel 25:1. Its exact site is uncertain.

Joshua 18:26

Mizpeh - See Joshua 11:3. Not the Mizpeh of Joshua 15:38, but the place where Samuel judged the people and called them together for the election of a king 1 Samuel 7:5-16; 1 Samuel 10:17. In the Chaldaean times it was the residence of Gedaliah 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:14. Its site is identified with “Neby Samwil,” about five miles northwest of Jerusalem.