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Joshua 18:27

And Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benjamin;   Irpeel;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Benjamin, Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Kiriath-jearim;   Palestine;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Rekem;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Avim;   Irpeel;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Irpeel;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Benjamin;   Irpeel;   Joshua;   Priests and Levites;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Irpeel ;   Rekem ;   Taralah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Rekem;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ir'pe-El;   Re'kem,;   Tar'alah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Irpeel;   Joshua, Book of;   Rekem;   Taralah;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Benjamin;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
Hebrew Names Version
and Rekem, and Yirp'el, and Tar'alah,
King James Version
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Lexham English Bible
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
English Standard Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
New Century Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
New English Translation
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
Amplified Bible
and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,
New American Standard Bible
Rekem, Irpeel, and Taralah,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Legacy Standard Bible
and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,
Complete Jewish Bible
Rekem, Yirpe'el, Tar'alah,
Darby Translation
and Rekem, and Jirpeel, and Tharalah,
Easy-to-Read Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
George Lamsa Translation
Rakim, Repeel, Taralah,
Good News Translation
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
Literal Translation
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Rekem, Ieerpeel, Thareala,
American Standard Version
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Recem, Iarephel, and Tharela,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah;
King James Version (1611)
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Phira, and Caphan, and Nacan, and Selecan, and Thareela,
English Revised Version
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah;
Berean Standard Bible
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Recem, Jarephel, and Tharela,
Young's Literal Translation
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Update Bible Version
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
World English Bible
and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
New King James Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
New Living Translation
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
New Life Bible
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
New Revised Standard
Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Rekem and Irpeel, and Taralah,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Recem, Jarephel, and Tharela,
Revised Standard Version
Rekem, Irpeel, Tar'alah,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah,

Contextual Overview

11 And the first heritage came out for the tribe of Benjamin by their families: and the limit of their heritage went between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 12 And their limit on the north was from the Jordan, and the line goes up to the side of Jericho on the north and through the hill-country to the west, ending at the waste land of Beth-aven. 13 And from there the line goes south to Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Beth-el), then down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain to the south of Beth-horon the lower. 14 And the limit is marked as coming round to the south on the west side from the mountain which is south of Beth-horon, and ending at Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), a town of the children of Judah: this is the west part. 15 And the south part is from the farthest point of Kiriath-jearim, and the line goes out to the west to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah: 16 And the line goes down to the farthest part of the mountain facing the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is on the north of the valley of Rephaim: from there it goes down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite on the south as far as En-rogel; 17 And it goes to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, opposite the way up to Adummim, and it goes down to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben; 18 And it goes on to the side facing the Arabah to the north, and down to the Arabah; 19 And on to the north side of Beth-hoglah, ending at the north inlet of the Salt Sea at the south end of Jordan; this is their limit on the south. 20 And the limit of the east part is the Jordan. This is the heritage of the children of Benjamin, marked out for their families by these limits on all sides.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 2:7
And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.
Genesis 3:19
With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
Genesis 18:1
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
Genesis 18:2
And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
Genesis 18:6
Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
Genesis 18:8
And he took butter and milk and the young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting by them under the tree while they took food.
Genesis 18:30
And he said, Let not the Lord be angry with me if I say, What if there are thirty there? And he said, I will not do it if there are thirty.
Genesis 18:32
And he said, O let not the Lord be angry and I will say only one word more: by chance there may be ten there. And he said, I will have mercy because of the ten.
Ezra 9:6
I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God: for our sins are increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.
Job 4:19
How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah. Of these cities there is no mention made elsewhere.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the places are still unknown.

Joshua 18:14

And compassed the corner ... - Render “and turned on the west side southward.” The meaning is, that at lower Beth-horon the northern boundary-line of Benjamin curved round and ran southward - Beth-horon being its extreme westerly point.

Joshua 18:21

The “Valley of Keziz,” or “Emek-Keziz,” is perhaps the “Wady el Kaziz,” at no great distance east of Jerusalem.

Joshua 18:22

Zemaraim, i. e. “two wooded hills,” is supposed to be the ruins called “Es-Sumrah,” on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho.

Joshua 18:23

Ophrah (Joshua 15:9 note), to be distinguished here and in 1 Samuel 13:17 from the Ophrah of Judges 6:11, is probably the Ephrain of 2 Chronicles 13:19, and the Ephraim of John 11:54. It is conjecturally identified with “Et-Taiyibeh,” on the road from Jerusalem to Bethel.

Joshua 18:24

Gaba - This name, like Gibeah, Gibeon, etc. Joshua 9:3, indicates a town placed on a hill, and occurs repeatedly in various forms in the topography of Palestine. Gaba is the Gibeah (if 1 Samuel 13:15-16; 1 Samuel 14:5, where the Hebrew has גבע Geba‛, which is undoubtedly the correct reading throughout. The city was one of those assigned to the Levites Joshua 21:17, and lay on the northern border of Judah. It is identified with the modern “Jeba,” lying on the side of a deep ravine opposite to Michmash (“Mukhmas”). The famous “Gibeah of Saul,” or “Giheah of Benjamin” (the Gibeath of Joshua 18:28) lay at no great distance southwest of Geba, on the high road from Jerusalem to Bethel, and is probably to be looked for in the lofty and isolated “Tulcil-el-Ful.”

Joshua 18:25

Ramah - i. e. “lofty;” probably the native town and abode of Samuel 1Sa 1:19; 1 Samuel 25:1. Its exact site is uncertain.

Joshua 18:26

Mizpeh - See Joshua 11:3. Not the Mizpeh of Joshua 15:38, but the place where Samuel judged the people and called them together for the election of a king 1 Samuel 7:5-16; 1 Samuel 10:17. In the Chaldaean times it was the residence of Gedaliah 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:14. Its site is identified with “Neby Samwil,” about five miles northwest of Jerusalem.


 
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