Joshua 18:28
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.
Cross-references
In Joshua 18:16, Jebus (Jerusalem) appears as a landmark on Benjamin's southern border, consistent with this city list.
In Joshua 15:8, Jebus is also a border landmark for Judah, reinforcing its location between the tribes.
In Joshua 15:63, the Jebusites remain in Jerusalem, explaining why it is called Jebus in this Benjaminite list.
In Joshua 10:3, Jerusalem's king Adoni-zedek is named, showing its Canaanite rule before the conquest—context for Jebus listed here.
Hosea 10:9 alludes to the sin of Gibeah, the same Benjaminite city listed here, as a source of Israel's sin.
Isaiah 10:29 mentions 'Gibeah of Saul,' the same city from Benjamin's allotment, now associated with King Saul.
In 2 Samuel 21:14, Zelah is the burial site of Saul and Jonathan, confirming its identity as a Benjaminite town.
In 2 Samuel 5:8, David captures Jebus (Jerusalem) from the Jebusites, fulfilling the city's later role as capital.
1 Samuel 13:16 again places Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin, corroborating the tribal assignment.
1 Samuel 13:15 explicitly calls Gibeah 'of Benjamin,' linking to the tribal territory here.
1 Samuel 10:26 shows Saul returning to his home in Gibeah, a city of Benjamin from this list.
Judges 20:5 continues the Gibeah incident, confirming the city's location in Benjamin.
Judges 20:4 identifies Gibeah as belonging to Benjamin, directly matching this allocation.
Judges 19:12-15 narrates events in Gibeah, the same Benjaminite city listed here in Joshua's allotment.
In 2 Samuel 5:6, David captures Jebus (Jerusalem), fulfilling the eventual Israelite possession of this city listed here.
In 1 Chronicles 11:4, David captures Jebus, paralleling 2 Samuel 5:6—later conquest of this city from Jebusites.
In Judges 19:10, Jebus is still a Jebusite city, revealing that Jerusalem remained unconquered long after Joshua's allotment.
In 1 Samuel 13:2, Gibeah is Saul's base, showing its later significance as a Benjaminite stronghold.
In Judges 19:13, Gibeah is mentioned as a destination, confirming it as a Benjaminite city as listed here.
In 1 Chronicles 8:28, Benjaminite heads settled in Jerusalem, showing later occupation of the city listed here.
In 2 Chronicles 13:2, Gibeah is the hometown of Abijah's mother, linking to the city listed for Benjamin here.