Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
Jarmuth with its surrounding pasturelands, En-gannim with its surrounding pasturelands, four cities in total.
This verse lists two more cities with their surrounding lands that were given to the Levites, completing a group of four cities.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Joshua, after the Israelites conquered the Promised Land, the tribes were allotted their territories as part of God's fulfillment of His covenant. The Levites, who served as priests and had no tribal land inheritance, were assigned specific cities and their surrounding suburbs to meet their needs and support their duties. Joshua 21:29 is part of this allocation, listing cities like Jarmuth and Engannim from the tribe of Issachar to ensure the Levites had stable places to live and work.
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