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1 Chronicles 6:67

EphraimGezerShechem

65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

68 And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,

69 And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:

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BSB
They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,
KJV
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
WEB
They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands,
ASV
And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,
DARBY
they gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
BLB
And they gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem, and its pasturelands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and also Gezer and its pasturelands,
ÅB
tilfluktsstædene Sikem med tilhørende jorder i Efra'im-fjellene og Geser med jorder
OTB
De ga dem tilfluktsbyene:
Sikem i fjellandet Efraim med sine beitemarker,
Geser med sine beitemarker,
B1930
tilfluktsstædene Sikem med tilhørende jorder i Efra'im-fjellene og Geser med jorder

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  • Joshua 21:21

    For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

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  • Joshua 16:10

    And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

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  • Joshua 16:3

    And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

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  • Joshua 20:7

    And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

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  • Joshua 12:12

    The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

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  • Genesis 35:4

    And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

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  • 1 Kings 9:16

    For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.

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  • Genesis 33:18

    And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city.

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