Joshua 21:18

“Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands —four cities.”

Joshua 21:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 21:18, word by word

Anathothעֲנָתוֹתanatot

Anathoth

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its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁmigrashe

pasturelands

Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.

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and Almonעַלְמוֹןalmon

Almon

Almon: a city of priests in Benjamin.

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—fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

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citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemAnathoth
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Anathoth

    Today: Anata and Ras al-Kharrubeh, West Bank

    A town in Benjamin, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Jerusalem.

    It was a city of priests (Josh 21:18). Jeremiah came from there (Jer 1:1).

    Jeremiah 1:1Joshua 21:181 Kings 2:26

The context

17And from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,

18 · This verse (above)

19All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasturelands.

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