And Maarath, and Beth–anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.
and Maarath, and Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities and their villages.
and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities and their hamlets.
Joshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
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And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon,.... Of these cities we have no account elsewhere; only mention is made of Eltekeh, in the tribe of Dan, Jos 19:44, six cities with their villages; these were all in the mountainous part of Judea, as were the two following.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
