Joshua 18:28 Meaning and Explanation
“And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.”
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Read Full Chapter →The final cities include Jebusi, that is Jerusalem; the chapter closes by naming Benjamin's whole inheritance.
What Does Joshua 18:28 Mean?
The last towns are named, Zelah, Eleph, Jebusi which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath, fourteen cities with their villages. The chapter ends as it counted the inheritance of Benjamin, complete for all their families.
Among these final names stands Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, the city destined to hold the temple and to witness the death and rising of the Redeemer. The humble allotment of the smallest tribe quietly contains the place where God would draw all peoples to himself. The whole gift, down to its last village, points beyond itself to a greater inheritance prepared in Christ.
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What does Joshua 18:28 mean?
The final cities include Jebusi, that is Jerusalem; the chapter closes by naming Benjamin's whole inheritance.