And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
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Gill's Exposition
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs,.... Of which see Jos 20:7,
to be a city of refuge for the slayer; this is the fourth city of refuge mentioned:
and Hammothdor…
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…
Cambridge Bible
Kedesh in Galilee See ch. Jos 19:37; Hammoth-dor, Jos 19:35; Kartan= Rakkath, ch. Jos 19:35, and written Kirjathaim, 1Ch 6:76.
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