Joshua 21:27 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Compare Joshua 19:18 and similar passages. Of the cities of the Gershonites, for Beesh-terah read (Beeshterah). The name is a contraction of Beth-A…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the
Levites
The descendants of t…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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 t…