Joshua 18:21

“Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, etc.] Which though destroyed, and not to be rebuilt as a city, was yet a place inhabited, and in future times was rebuilt, and in great splendour, and continued to the time of Christ; of which (see <060201>Joshua 2:1); and Bethhoglah, where or near to which was the threshing floor of Atad, at which lamentation was made for Jacob, (see Gill on “<010110>Genesis 1:10”), and (see Gill on “<061506>Joshua 15:6”); and the valley of Keziz; or Emekkeziz; so the Greek version calls it Amecasis: it is highly probable it was in the valley or plain of Jericho, and perhaps might have its name from the…”

“See the marginal references. There are many indications found in this and the next chapter that the text is in great disorder, and many of the places are still unknown. Joshua 18:14 And compassed the corner ... - Render “and turned on the west side southward.” The meaning is, that at lower Beth-horon the northern boundary-line of Benjamin curved round and ran southward - Beth-horon being its extreme westerly point. Joshua 18:21 The “Valley of Keziz,” or “Emek-Keziz,” is perhaps the “Wady el Kaziz,” at no great distance east of Jerusalem. Joshua 18:22 Zemaraim, i. e. “two wooded hills,” is supposed to be the ruins called “Es-Sumrah,” on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Joshua 18:23 Ophrah…”

“Jericho - For tho' the city was destroyed, the territory remained. Next: Joshua Chapter 19”

“18:21-28 While Judah’s land included eleven or twelve districts (see study note on 15:59), the tribe of Benjamin had two, totaling twenty-six towns. However, the location between the lands of Judah and Joseph gave Benjamin an economic and military importance significantly greater than its size.”

“Jericho: Jos 18:12, Jos 2:1, Jos 6:1; Luk 10:30, Luk 19:1 Bethhoglah: Jos 18:19, Jos 15:6 Joshua 18:22”