Joshua 18:22

Easy-to-Read Version

Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, 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,

Amplified Bible
and Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and 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,

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

¹¹ The tribe of Benjamin was given the land that was between the areas of Judah and Joseph. Each family in the tribe of Benjamin got its land. This is the land that was chosen for Benjamin: ¹² The northern border started at the Jordan River. It went along the northern edge of Jericho. Then the border went west into the hill country. It continued until it was just east of Beth Aven. ¹³ Then the border went south to Luz (Bethel), then down to Ataroth Addar. Ataroth Addar is on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon. ¹⁴ At the hill south of Beth Horon, the border turned south and went along the west side of the hill. The border went to Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim). This town belonged to the people of Judah. This was the western border. ¹⁵ The southern border started near Kiriath Jearim and went to the River of Nephtoah. ¹⁶ Then the border went down to the bottom of the hill near the valley of Ben Hinnom, north of Rephaim Valley. It continued down Hinnom Valley just south of the Jebusite city. Then the border went on to En Rogel. ¹⁷ There it turned north, went to En Shemesh, and then continued on to Geliloth. (Geliloth is near the Adummim Pass in the mountains.) The border went down to the Great Stone that was named for Bohan, the son of Reuben. ¹⁸ It continued to the northern part of Beth Arabah. Then the border went down into the Jordan Valley. ¹⁹ Then it went to the northern part of Beth Hoglah and ended at the north shore of the Dead Sea. This is where the Jordan River flows into that sea. That was the southern border. ²⁰ The Jordan River was the eastern border. So this was the land that was given to the tribe of Benjamin. These were the borders on all sides.

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
Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the oak trees of Mamre. It was the hottest part of the day, and Abraham was sitting at the door of his tent.

Genesis 18:2
He looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them.

Genesis 18:16
Then the men got up to leave. They looked toward Sodom and began walking in that direction. Abraham walked with them to send them on their way.

Genesis 19:1
That evening the two angels came to the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting near the city gates and saw them. He got up and went to them. He bowed to show respect and said, "Sirs, please come to my house, and I will serve you. There you can wash your feet and stay the night. Then tomorrow you can continue your journey." The angels answered, "No, we will stay the night in the city square."

Psalms 106:23
God wanted to destroy those people, but Moses, the leader he chose, stood in the way. God was very angry, but Moses begged him to stop, so God did not destroy the people.

Jeremiah 15:1
The Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel were here to pray for the people of Judah, I would not feel sorry for them. Send the people of Judah away from me! Tell them to go!

Jeremiah 18:20
I have done only good to them. It is not right for them to pay me back with evil. But they are preparing a death trap for me! Remember that I prayed to you for them. I asked only good for them. I tried to keep you from punishing them in anger.

Ezekiel 22:30
"I asked the people to change their lives and protect their country. I asked people to fix the walls. I wanted them to stand by those holes in the wall and fight to protect their city. But no one came to help!

Acts 7:55
But Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up into heaven and saw the glory of God. And he saw Jesus standing at God's right side.

1 Timothy 2:1
First of all, I ask that you pray for all people. Ask God to bless them and give them what they need. And give thanks.

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.