Notes On Old Testament
| Author | John Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | notes |
| Year | None |
| Passage ID | jw-notes-on-old-testament-775 |
| Words | 127 |
Hence ariseth a question, To which of the tribes Jerusalem belonged It seems probable, that part of it, and indeed the greatest part, stood in the tribe of Benjamin; and hence this is mentioned in the list of their cities, and not in Judah's list; and part of it stood in Judah's share, even mount Moriah, on which the temple was built; and mount Sion, when it was taken from the Jebusites. To this day - When this book was written, whether in Joshua's life, which continued many years after the taking of Jerusalem; or after his death, when this clause was added by some other man of God. But this must be done before David's time, when the Jebusites were quite expelled, and their fort taken.