And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
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Bede
AD 735
“Some of the children of Judah settled in Kiriath and its daughters,” and so on until it says, “And they made their home in Beersheba as far as the Valley of Hinnom.” For Beersheba was the boundary of Judah on the southern side, whereas the valley of the descendants of Hinnom was to the north next to Jerusalem on the east side. Finally, the cities of the descendants of Benjamin are recounted in a similar order, and the sentence that is added after they have been counted, “And of the Levites portions of Judah and Benjamin,” means that the Levites according to the decree of the Law received a lot on the property of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. Let this much be said briefly concerning the historical sense. Concerning all these matters, if it delights you to hear also some allegorical meaning that is appropriate for our actions, Judah is interpreted as “he who confesses,” Benjamin “the son of the right hand” and Levi “accepted.” The reason that the tribes of all of these dwell pa...
