1 Chronicles 7:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.”
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“Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And their possessions and habitations were, Beth–el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And their possession and their dwellings <FI>are<Fi> Beth-El and its small towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its small towns, and Shechem and its small towns, unto Gaza and its small towns;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Chronicles 7:28 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
- Joshua 16:2It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
- Joshua 16:5This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon
- Joshua 16:7From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
- Joshua 16:8From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
- Joshua 16:9along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.
- Judges 1:22The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
- 1 Chronicles 6:66And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
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