Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
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Gill's Exposition
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness,.... In Jos 20:8, it is added "upon the plain"; this perhaps was the wilderness of Moab, in the plains of it, the same with Bozrah, see Jer 48:24 and in the…
These verses are inserted between two distinct and complete discourses for the reason to which they themselves call attention (“Then Moses severed three cities,” etc.); i. e., the fact narrated took…
Here is, 1. The nomination of the cities of refuge on that side Jordan where Israel now lay encamped. Three cities were appointed for that purpose, one in the lot of Reuben, another in that of Gad,…
Cambridge Bible
Bezer Beṣer; described, as here, in Jos 20:8; and in Jos 21:36 along with Yahaṣ, Ḳedemoth, and Mepha-ath. The name also occurs on the Moabite stone, line 27. No modern equivalent has been recovered.…
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