Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 6:53

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

53and Jokmeam and her suburbs, and Beth-horon and her suburbs,

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51And to the members of the families of the sons of Kohath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

52And they gave them the cities of refuge, Shechem and her suburbs in Mount Ephraim, and Gezer and her suburbs,

— 1 Chronicles 6:53 —

54and Aijalon and her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon and her suburbs:

55and of the half-tribe of Manasseh Aner and her suburbs, and Bileam and her suburbs, to the sons of Kohath that were left, according to each several family.

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