1 Chronicles 6:59
1 Chronicles 6:59 Meaning and Explanation
“And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:”
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Read Full Chapter →Ashan and Bethshemesh are listed among the priestly cities with their pasturelands.
What Does 1 Chronicles 6:59 Mean?
Ashan and Bethshemesh are added to the priests' inheritance, each with its open country. Bethshemesh, whose name means 'house of the sun,' lay on the border of Judah and would later receive the ark on its return from the Philistines.
Each city named was a place where the worship and instruction of God could take root among the people. The priests were planted across the land like lamps. Through their presence the knowledge of the Lord was meant to spread to every region of His inheritance.
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What does 1 Chronicles 6:59 mean?
Ashan and Bethshemesh are listed among the priestly cities with their pasturelands.