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Nehemiah 11:31

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 11:31 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The children of Benjamin also [dwelt] from Geba [onward], at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The children of Benjamin also [dwelt] from Geba [onward], at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof,
Nehemiah 11:31 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
28and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in the towns thereof,
29and in En-rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,
30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
31The children of Benjamin also [dwelt] from Geba [onward], at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof,
32at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The children also of Benjamin, from Geba, dwelt at Michmash, etc.] Geba was a city on the southern border of Benjamin, (<061824>Joshua 18:24) and Michmash on the northern, of which (see <091302>1 Samuel 13:2) in this and the four following verses are the names of several cities in the tribe of Benjamin, inhabited by the men of that tribe, as Alia, the same with Ai, that lay on the east of Bethel, here also mentioned, (see <060702>Joshua 7:2) Anathoth, the birth place of Jeremiah the prophet, (<240101>Jeremiah 1:1). Nob, a city of the priests, (<092101>1 Samuel 21:1 22:19). Ananiah is nowhere else mentioned; Hazor is to be distinguished from another of this name in the tribe of Naphtali,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Many of the places mentioned in these verses are mentioned in Joshua 15:27-39; Joshua 18:21-28. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“from Geba: or, of Geba, Neh 7:30, Gaba, Jos 18:24 at Michmash: or, to Michmash, Neh 7:31, Michmas, Sa1 13:11, Sa1 13:23; Isa 10:28 Aija: Neh 7:32, Ai, Gen 12:8, Hai, Jos 8:9, Ai, Beth-el, Gen 28:19; Jos 18:13 Nehemiah 11:32”
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