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and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
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Explaining Textual Differences
Scholars explain that the city names in this verse, Aner and Bileam, differ from the parallel list in Joshua 21. This is likely due to scribal updates over time, where ancient names were replaced with more current ones, or simple copyist errors. This helps explain minor textual variations within the Old Testament.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The writer evidently had Joshua 21 before him, which he followed closely in its content. In some cases, he perhaps modernized the ancient names ([R…
19th Century
Anglican
Aner ... Bileam. —Joshua 21:25 reads, Taa-nach [see Joshua 17:11] and Gath-rimmon. The latter is a mere repet…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54).
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