Judges 19:10 meaning and explanation

But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

Judges 19:10, Berean Standard Bible

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The Levite has spent days being pressed to stay by his father-in-law in Bethlehem, and now he refuses further delay. He sets out late with his concubine and servant, reaching the area opposite Jebus, which the narrator identifies as Jerusalem, still held by Jebusites at this point in the story.

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