And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
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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
- Eltekeh Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Shalaf.
- Gibbethon Place
- A height, a city of the Philistines in the territory of Dan, given to the Kohathites ( Josh. 19:44 ; 21:23 ). Modern identification: Tell Melat.