So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnah also rebelled at that time.
Joshua 21:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They gave to the descendants of the priest Aaron: Hebron, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasturelands (suburbs), and together with their suburbs, Libnah, American Standard Version (1901) And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs, Common English Bible To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave: Hebron, the refuge city for a killer, and its pastures; Libnah and its pastures; Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge, as well as its suburbs, and Libnah, with its suburbs, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron, a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof: and Lobna with the suburbs thereof, |
So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnah also rebelled at that time.
When the royal spokesman heard that the king of Assyria had pulled out of Lachish, he left and found him fighting against Libnah.
‘The cities you give the Levites will include six cities of refuge, which you will provide so that the one who kills someone may flee there; in addition to these, give forty-two other cities.
Joshua and all Israel with him crossed from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior #– #nine cities, with their settlements;
So they designated Kedesh in the hill country of Naphtali in Galilee, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
But they gave the fields and settlements of the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.