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1 Chronicles 6:78

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What does 1 Chronicles 6:78 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, [were given them], out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, [were given them], out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
1 Chronicles 6:78 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
75and Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;
76and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.
77Unto the rest of [the Levites], the sons of Merari, [were given], out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs;
78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, [were given them], out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
79and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;
80and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
81and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The writer evidently had before him Joshua 21:0, which he followed, as to its matter, closely. In some cases he perhaps modernised the ancient names (1 Chronicles 6:58, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Chronicles 6:72, etc.); in a few he substituted for the old an entirely new name, the modern apellation, probably, of the ancient site 1 Chronicles 6:70, 1 Chronicles 6:77. At one time, it would seem, his intention was to give the cities of the priests only, and to content himself with stating the mere number of the rest. His account of the matter was then brought to a conclusion, and summed up, in 1 Chronicles 6:64. But, afterward, either he or a later writer thought it best to add to the list of the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Bezer: Deu 4:41-43; Jos 20:8, Jos 21:36 Jahzah: i.e. threshing-floor, \[Strong's H3096\], Ch1 6:78; Jos 13:18; Jer 48:21; Jos 21:36, Jos 21:37, Jahazah 1 Chronicles 6:79”
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