Joshua 21:17
Joshua · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,”Joshua 21:17
What Does Joshua 21:17 Mean?
Joshua 21:17 is found in the book of Joshua, chapter 21, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Joshua 21:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 15:22“Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.”Joshua 9:3“And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,”Joshua 18:24“And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:”2 Kings 23:8“And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.”Isaiah 10:29“They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.”1 Samuel 13:3“And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.”1 Chronicles 6:60“And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.”Nehemiah 12:29“Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.”Jeremiah 1:1“The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:”Jeremiah 37:12“Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.”Zechariah 14:10“All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.”
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