Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
Kedemoth with its surrounding pasturelands, and Mephaath with its surrounding pasturelands, four cities in total.
This verse lists two more cities given to the Levites for their homes and livestock, completing a count of four cities from this particular region.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Joshua, after the Israelites conquered the Promised Land, the tribes of Israel divided the territory among themselves, but the Levites, who served as priests, were not given a large portion of land since their inheritance was the Lord. Instead, they received specific cities and surrounding pastures from the other tribes to live in and tend their flocks. Joshua 21:37 is part of this allocation, listing cities like Kedemoth and Mephaath given to the Merari clan of the Levites from the tribe of Reuben.
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