KJV ORIGINAL
And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
They received as their inheritance the cities of Beersheba, Sheba, and Moladah,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists some of the cities that were given to the tribe of Simeon as their permanent homeland in the Promised Land.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Joshua, after the Israelites conquered the land of Canaan under God's guidance, the territory was divided among the twelve tribes as part of fulfilling God's promise to Abraham. The tribe of Simeon received their allotment in the southern region, which included towns like Beersheba, Sheba, and Moladah, as described in this chapter. This division ensured that each tribe had a defined inheritance in the promised land.
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