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And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Dan:דָןEltekehאֶלְתְּקֵאwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָGibbethonגִּבְּתוֹןwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָ
Joshua 21:23
Study it in the app“And from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:23, word by word
- And from the tribeמַּטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- Eltekehאֶלְתְּקֵאeltke
Eltekeh
Eltekeh: a town of Dan, later a Levite city.
Where else “eltke” appears- its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁmigrashe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrashe” appears- Gibbethonגִּבְּתוֹןgibton
Gibbethon
Gibbethon: a town of Dan, later a Levite city.
Where else “gibton” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
22and Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands —four cities.
23 · This verse (above)
24Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands —four cities.