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As for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and the towns of it, and in Dibon and the towns of it, and in Jekabzeel and the villages of it,
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Returning to Ancestral Lands
Commentators emphasize that this verse begins a list of towns resettled by the tribe of Judah. Many of these places, like Kiriath-arba (the ancient name for Hebron) and Jekabzeel, were part of Judah's original inheritance described in the book of Joshua. This resettlement demonstrates God's faithfulness in restoring His people to their specific, ancestral lands after the exile.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Kirjath-arba - that is, Hebron. In the absence of the Hebrews during the captivity, the place had recovered its old name ([Reference Joshua …
19th Century
Anglican
The leaders in the country.
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Reformed Baptist
And for the villages, with their fields The cities and villages in the country, an account of the inhabitants of the…
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