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21-24 One region of Benjamin's tribal land had twelve towns with their surrounding villages. Those towns were Jericho, Beth-Hoglah, Emek-Keziz, Beth-Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, Chephar-Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba.

25-28 In the other region there were the following 14 towns with their surrounding villages: Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, Zelah, Haeleph, Gibeah, Kiriath-Jearim,[a] and Jerusalem, which is also called Jebusite Town.

These regions are the tribal lands of Benjamin.

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  1. 18.25-28 Kiriath-Jearim: One ancient translation; Hebrew “Kiriath.”

24 Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba(A)—twelve towns and their villages.

25 Gibeon,(B) Ramah,(C) Beeroth,(D) 26 Mizpah,(E) Kephirah,(F) Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zelah,(G) Haeleph, the Jebusite city(H) (that is, Jerusalem(I)), Gibeah(J) and Kiriath—fourteen towns and their villages.(K)

This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.(L)

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21-24 One region of Benjamin's tribal land had twelve towns with their surrounding villages. Those towns were Jericho, Beth-Hoglah, Emek-Keziz, Beth-Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, Chephar-Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba.

25-28 In the other region there were the following 14 towns with their surrounding villages: Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, Zelah, Haeleph, Gibeah, Kiriath-Jearim,[a] and Jerusalem, which is also called Jebusite Town.

These regions are the tribal lands of Benjamin.

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Footnotes

  1. 18.25-28 Kiriath-Jearim: One ancient translation; Hebrew “Kiriath.”