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A Divinely Placed Buffer
Commentators like Ellicott and Calvin note the divine wisdom in Benjamin's location. God placed this small tribe directly between the two most powerful and rival tribes, Judah and Joseph (Ephraim). This positioning was not accidental but a strategic move to foster unity and serve as a connecting link within Israel.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 18:11–28
18th Century
Theologian
See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the plac…
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 18:11–28
19th Century
Bishop
THE INHERITANCE OF BENJAMIN.
The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin.—It can have been no acciden…
John Calvin
On Joshua 18:11–28
16th Century
Theologian
In the allotment for Benjamin, nothing particularly deserving of notice occurs, except that a small tribe takes precedence over the others. I admit…
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John Gill
On Joshua 18:20
17th Century
Pastor
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side
It had Jordan on the east, Dan on the west, Judah on the south, and…
Matthew Henry
On Joshua 18:11–28
17th Century
Minister
The boundaries of each portion were distinctly drawn, and the inheritance of each tribe was settled. All disputes and selfish claims were prevented…