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Joshua 21:25

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Taanach with its surrounding pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its surrounding pasturelands, two cities in total.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse lists two specific cities with their surrounding lands that were given to the Levites from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

📚 Historical Context

In the book of Joshua, after the Israelites had conquered the Promised Land, the tribes were dividing the territory among themselves as part of God's plan for their settlement. The Levites, who served as priests and had no tribal inheritance, were assigned specific cities from the other tribes' lands to ensure they had places to live and work. This verse specifically mentions two cities, Taanach and Gath-rimmon, with their surrounding areas, given from the half-tribe of Manasseh to the Levites.

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