Joshua (Jesus) 21

Joshua (Jesus) 21:5

"And to the sons of Caath that were left were [given by] lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasse."
Manuscripts (2)
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4QpaleoParaJosh (4Qpaleo paraphrase of Joshua) showing Joshua (Jesus) 21:5 from Latter half of the 2nd Century BC found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Fragment

4QpaleoParaJosh (4Qpaleo paraphrase of Joshua)

1 of 24Q123
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~150 BC (Latter half of the 2nd Century BC)
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

A fragmentary copy of the Book of Joshua written in the ancient Paleo-Hebrew script, rather than the square script typically used for Qumran manuscripts. It preserves parts of the text relating to the Levitical cities.

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Codex Vaticanus showing Joshua (Jesus) 21:5 from Early to Mid-4th Century AD, currently housed at Vatican Library, Vatican City
Codex

Codex Vaticanus

2 of 2B
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (Early to Mid-4th Century AD)
Current LocationVatican Library, Vatican City
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.

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