Joshua 19:7
Joshua 19:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:”
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Read Full Chapter →A second group of four cities with their villages is added to Simeon's portion.
What Does Joshua 19:7 Mean?
A further four towns are listed and counted. Some of these, such as Ain and Remmon, were also set apart elsewhere as towns for the Levites, showing how the inheritances overlapped and served one another.
Even the boundaries of the tribes were not walls of separation but lines of shared life. The land was given so that worship, family, and neighborly care could flourish together. God's gifts are meant to be held in common kindness, not hoarded apart.
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What does Joshua 19:7 mean?
A second group of four cities with their villages is added to Simeon's portion.