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Hilen

3 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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1 Chronicles 6:58Smith · ISBE · Nave Assigned to the priests
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
Joshua 15:51ISBE · Nave Called HOLON
And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
Joshua 21:15ISBE · Nave Called HOLON
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

In the reference works

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references

(place of caves), the name of city of Judah allotted with its suburbs to the priests. (1 Chronicles 6:58)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references

hi-len (chilen): A city in the hill country of Judah, probably West or Southwest of Hebron, assigned with its suburbs to the Levites (1Ch 6:58 (Hebrew 43)). The form of the name in Jos 15:51; 21:15 is HOLON (which see).

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 3 references, grouped by sub-topic

→ (A city of Judah)
→ Assigned to the priests 1Ch 6:58
→ Called HOLON Jos 15:51; 21:15

Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

Hilen

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