Nehemiah 11:31

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The people of Benjamin lived in the towns of Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel with its nearby villages,

Cross References

Genesis 12:8

Abram travelled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshipped the LORD.

Genesis 28:19

and he named the place Bethel. Before that it had been named Luz.

Nehemiah 11:30

Zanoah, Adullam, Lachish, and Azekah. In fact, they settled the towns from Beersheba in the south to Hinnom Valley in the north.

Nehemiah 11:32

Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

Isaiah 10:28

Enemy troops have reached the town of Aiath. They have gone through Migron, and they stored their supplies at Michmash,

Joshua 18:13

From there it went to Luz, which is now called Bethel. The border ran along the ridge south of Luz, then went to Ataroth-Orech and on as far as the mountain south of Lower Beth-Horon. At that point it turned south and became the western border. It went as far south as Kiriath-Baal, a town in Judah now called Kiriath-Jearim.

Joshua 8:9

now go! The thirty thousand soldiers went to a place on the west side of Ai, between Ai and Bethel, where they could hide and wait to attack. That night, Joshua stayed in camp with the rest of the army.

1 Samuel 13:11

“What have you done?” Samuel asked. Saul answered, “My soldiers were leaving in all directions, and you didn't come when you were supposed to. The Philistines were gathering at Michmash,

1 Samuel 13:2

Then he chose three thousand men from Israel to be full-time soldiers and sent everyone else home. Two thousand of these troops stayed with him in the hills around Michmash and Bethel. The other thousand were stationed with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.

1 Samuel 13:23

The Philistines moved their camp to the pass at Michmash,