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To the rest of [the Levites], the sons of Merari, [were given], out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs;
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An Imperfect List
Commentators note that this list of Levitical cities differs from the parallel list in Joshua 21. Names are changed (e.g., Rimmono here vs. Dimnah in Joshua) and some cities appear to be missing. Scholars attribute these differences to scribal errors over centuries and the updating of ancient place names, reminding us that the biblical text has a human transmission history.
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1 Chronicles
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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
THE CITIES OF THE MERARITES. (Compare to Joshua 21:34-38.) 1 Chronicles 6:77–81.
To the rest of th…
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Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54).
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