In this arrangement of the territory into twelve districts, the divisions of the tribes seem to have been followed as much as possible without bein…

And these are their names. —The first division, "mount Ephraim," included all the higher part of the territory o…

And these [are] their names
Or rather the names of their fathers; for of many of them not their own names but their …

In the choice of the chief officials of Solomon's court, his wisdom undoubtedly appeared. Several of them were the same individuals who had served …