And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
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Interpretation
The boundaries of each portion were distinctly drawn, and the inheritance of each tribe settled. All contests and selfish claims were prevented by the wise appointment of God, who allotted the hill and the valley, the corn and pasture, the brooks and rivers, the towns and cities.
Glossary
- Benjamin Person
- Son of my right hand. (1. ) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel ( Gen. 35:18 ). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place.
- Kiriath-jearim Place
- City, a city belonging to Benjamin ( Josh. 18:28 ), the modern Kuriet el-‘Enab, i. e., “city of grapes”, about 7 1/2 miles west-north-west of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Deir el Azar.
- Jebus Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Gibeah Place
- Biblical hill. Modern identification: Tel el Ful.
- Haeleph Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Salah.
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Zela Place
- Slope; side, a town in Benjamin, where Saul and his son Jonathan were buried ( 2 Sam. 21:14 ). It was probably Saul’s birthplace. Modern identification: Khirbet Salah.