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And the sonsוּבְנֵיof Benjamin,בִנְיָמִןfrom Geba:מִגָּבַעMichmash,מִכְמָשׂand Aija,וְעַיָּהand Bethelוּבֵית אֵלand its settlements,וּבְנֹתֶיהָ
Nehemiah 11:31
Study it in the app“And the sons of Benjamin, from Geba: Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,”
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Nehemiah 11:31, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- from Gebaגָּבַעgava
Geba
Geba: a town of Benjamin, later a Levite city. The name means "hill."
Where else “gava” appears- Michmashמִכְמָשׂmichmas
Michmash
Michmash, a town of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, beside a pass between the hills.
Where else “michmas” appears- and Aijaעַיָּהaya
Ai
See it on the mapWhere else “aya” appears- and Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- and its settlementsבְנֹתֶיvenote
village
Literally "the daughters": small places that depend on a city.
Where else “venote” appears
Places in this verse
1Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).
2Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
30Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its settlements. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.
31 · This verse (above)
32Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,