Joshua 18:21

“Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,”

"Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz," - Joshua 18:21
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What does Joshua 18:21 mean?

Joshua 18:21 (KJV) says, "Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz," The book of Joshua, in which this verse appears, is an important text in the Judeo-Christian tradition. It…

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Joshua 18:21 - "Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,"
Joshua 21:18 - "Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities."
"Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities." - Joshua 21:18
Joshua 24:21 - "And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD."
Joshua 11:18 - "Joshua made war a long time with all those kings."
Joshua 18:10 - "¶ And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions."
Joshua 10:18 - "And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:"
Joshua 18:25 - "Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,"
Joshua 18:23 - "And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,"
Joshua 18:27 - "And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,"
Joshua 13:18 - "And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,"
Joshua 18:26 - "And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,"
Joshua 10:21 - "And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel."
Joshua 21:21 - "For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,"
Joshua 18:18 - "And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:"
Joshua 18:9 - "And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh."
Joshua 8:21 - "And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai."
Joshua 18:22 - "And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,"
Joshua 12:21 - "The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;"
Joshua 21:14 - "And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,"
Joshua 21:15 - "And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,"
Joshua 19:18 - "And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,"
"And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD." - Joshua 24:21
Joshua 11:21 - "¶ And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities."
Joshua 21:1 - "Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;"
Joshua 8:18 - "And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city."
Joshua 12:18 - "The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;"
Joshua 19:21 - "And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;"
"Joshua made war a long time with all those kings." - Joshua 11:18