"Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities."
Commentary
Gill's Exposition
Anathoth with her suburbs,.... This is not mentioned among the cities of Benjamin, Jos 18:11 ; it was the native place of the Prophet Jeremiah; see Gill on Jer 1:1 ; it lay about
two or three miles north of Jerusalem; three, says, Jerom (k). Rauwolff (l) speaks of it as a small village, when he travelled into those parts, and as lying on a height or eminence, and which was within twenty furlongs of Jerusalem, as Josephus writes (m): and Almon with her suburbs; this also is not mentioned among the cities of Benjamin, Jos 18:11 ; it is called Alemeth, Ch1 6:60 . Jarchi and Kimchi say it is the same with Bahurim, Sa2 3:16 ; where the Targum renders it by Almeth, and both words signify the same thing, "youth": four cities; which were a large number for so small a tribe as little Benjamin to give. (k) De loc. Heb. fol. 88. H. (l) Travels, par. 3. c. 2. p. 216. (m) Antiqu. l. 10. c. 7. sect. 3.
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
Anathoth with her suburbs,.... This is not mentioned among the cities of Benjamin, Jos 18:11 ; it was the native place of the Prophet Jeremiah; see Gill on Jer 1:1 ; it lay about
two or three miles north of Jerusalem; three, says, Jerom (k). Rauwolff (l) speaks of it as a small village, when he travelled into those parts, and as lying on a height or eminence, and which was within twenty furlongs of Jerusalem, as Josephus writes (m): and Almon with her suburbs; this also is not mentioned among the cities of Benjamin, Jos 18:11 ; it is called Alemeth, Ch1 6:60 . Jarchi and Kimchi say it is the same with Bahurim, Sa2 3:16 ; where the Targum renders it by Almeth, and both words signify the same thing, "youth": four cities; which were a large number for so small a tribe as little Benjamin to give. (k) De loc. Heb. fol. 88. H. (l) Travels, par. 3. c. 2. p. 216. (m) Antiqu. l. 10. c. 7. sect. 3.