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Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
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God's Strategic Placement
Matthew Henry highlights a key theological purpose behind the distribution of Levite cities. By placing Levites throughout Israel, God ensured spiritual teaching was accessible to all tribes and that the Levites themselves were held accountable, knowing 'the eyes of all Israel were upon them.'
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Joshua
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
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Reformed Baptist
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs. Of which see (Joshua 20:7);
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…
