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and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, [were given them], out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
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Parallel Lists, Not Perfect Copies
Scholars note this list of Levitical cities is based on Joshua 21. Minor differences in city names between the books are not seen as contradictions but as natural changes over centuries. Names evolved, and small errors occurred in copying, which helps us understand how the biblical text was transmitted over time.
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54).
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