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Gill's Exposition
Helkath with her suburbs,.... See Gill on Jos 19:25; the same with Hukok in Ch1 6:75,
and Rehob with her suburbs, four cities; See Gill on Jos 19:28.
Compare Jos 19:18, etc. Of the cities of the Gershonites, for Beesh-terah read (Beeshterah.) The name is a contraction of Beth-Ashterah (“house of Ashterah”) and the city is undoubtedly the Ashtaroth…
We have here a particular account of the cities which were given to the children of Levi out of the several tribes, not only to be occupied and inhabited by them, as tenants to the several tribes in…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Helkath ch. Jos 19:25; comp. 1Ch 6:75; Rehob, Jos 19:28.