Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to its clans.
Benjamin lay between Judah and Joseph by God's wise ordering: little Benjamin needed Joseph's strength nearby, yet the Lord Himself covered him all the day long. This position later bound Benjamin to Judah in loyalty to David's throne and Jerusalem's temple, as Providence had appointed.
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Commenting on Joshua 18:11-28
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which [is] Jerusalem, Gibeath, [and] Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This [is] the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. (n) Which was not completely in the tribe of Benjamin, but part of it was also in the tribe of Judah.
Jebusi is Jerusalem, the ancient name of that city, also called Salem. That it bore this name is certain from the Psalms, where God's tabernacle and dwelling-place in Zion are set in Salem; this must be Jerusalem, where the temple stood.
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