And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
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Interpretation
By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every tribe had its share of Levites' cities.
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This thought runs through Joshua 21:20-24.
Glossary
- Beth-horon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Beit Ur al Tahta.
- Kibzaim Place
- Two heaps, a city of Ephraim, assigned to the Kohathite Levites, and appointed as a city of refuge (Josh. 21: 22). It is also called Jokmeam ( 1 Chr. 6:68 ). Modern identification: Tel al Mazar.