And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebus (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kirjath—fourteen cities along with their surrounding villages. This was the land inheritance given to the tribe of Benjamin for their families.
This verse lists the final cities given to the tribe of Benjamin as their permanent homeland, including the important city that would become Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the description of Benjamin's territorial inheritance during the division of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel. Benjamin received a small but strategically important territory between the powerful tribes of Judah and Ephraim. Notably, this inheritance included Jebus, which David would later capture and rename Jerusalem, making it Israel's capital city.
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