And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
And Kephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities along with their surrounding villages.
This verse lists the final three cities in Benjamin's territory, completing the count of twelve cities with their villages that belonged to this tribe.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed recording of land divisions when the Israelites settled in the Promised Land after their exodus from Egypt and wilderness wandering. The tribe of Benjamin received a relatively small but strategically important territory between the larger tribes of Judah and Ephraim. These land allocations were determined by casting lots under Joshua's leadership, fulfilling God's promise to give each tribe their inheritance in the land.
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