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La Nuova Diodati
Giosuè 21:14
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanEncyclopedias:
- CondensedParallel Translations
Iattir e il suo contado, Eshtemoa e il suo contado,
e Iattir e i suoi contorni; ed Estemoa e i suoi contorni;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jattir: Jattir or Jether, according to Eusebius, was situated in the district of Daroma, or the southern part of Judah, 20 miles - south from Eleutheropolis, towards the city of Malatha. Joshua 15:48, 1 Samuel 30:27, 1 Samuel 30:28
Eshtemoa: Eusebius says Eshtemoa, or Esthema, was a great city in the south of Judah, and in the district of Eleutheropolis, north of that city. Joshua 15:50, Eshtemoh
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:57 - Libnah
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Jattir with her suburbs,.... :-;
and Eshtemoa with her suburbs; :-.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple.
