Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Joshua 19:15
and Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem, these cities indicating the western or northwestern boundary of Zebulun: twelve cities with their villages.
and Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem, these cities indicating the western or northwestern boundary of Zebulun: twelve cities with their villages.
Verse Joshua 19:15. _SHIMRON_] Joshua 12:20. _BETH-LEHEM_] The house of bread; a different place from that in which our Lord was born....
TWELVE CITIES - Only five have been mentioned, and the names in the verses preceding are apparently not names of Zebulonite cities, but merely of points in or near the boundary line. It would therefor...
CHAPTER 19 _ 1. The inheritance of Simeon (Joshua 19:1)_ 2. The inheritance of Zebulun (Joshua 19:10) 3. The inheritance of Issachar (Joshua 19:17) 4. The inheritance of Asher ...
JOSHUA 19:6. Sharuhen is interesting as the city to which the Hyksos (pp. 52, 54) or Semitic Shepherd Kings fled when they were driven out of Egypt, and where they are said to have been besieged for s...
_and Kattath_ The account of the cities here appears to be imperfect. We have only the names of five cities given, though there are said to have been "twelve cities and their villages." There is nothi...
The Territory of the Tribe of Zebulun 10. _And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun_ The tribe descended from the tenth of the sons of Jacob (Genesis 30:19-20), and the sixth and last of...
_The Inheritance of Zebulun Joshua 19:10-16_ 10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid: 11 And their bord...
_AND KATTATH, AND NAHALLAL, AND SHIMRON, AND IDALAH, AND BETHLEHEM: TWELVE CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES._ Kattath, [Septuagint, Katanath] - is supposed by Schwarz to be the Cana of Galilee. NAHALLAL...
TERRITORIES OF THE WESTERN TRIBES Chs. 14-19 inclusive describe the allotment of territories to the Western Tribes. There are two assignments. The first, embracing Judah and Joseph, is described as ta...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 19 V1 The second *lot showed that the next...
NAHALLAL. — (‘_Ain Mahil,_ sheet 6). SHIMRON. — (_Simûmieh,_ west of Nazareth, sheet 5). IDALAH. — (_El Huwârah,_ a ruin just south of Bethlehem, sheet 5). BETH-LEHEM. — (_Beit-Lahm,_ sheet v.). It...
וְ קַטָּ֤ת וְ נַֽהֲלָל֙ וְ שִׁמְרֹ֔ון וְ
CHAPTER XXVI. THE DISTRIBUTION COMPLETED. Joshua Chs. 18, 19. AN event of great importance now occurs; the civil arrangements of the country are in a measure provided for, and it is time to set in o...
In this chapter we have the account of the distribution of the remainder of the land among the last six tribes- Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan. Now that all had been provided, Jo...
The division of the land that followed the survey is found in Joshua 18:11-28; Joshua 19:1-48. The distribution was made by Joshua, Eleazar the priest and the heads of the tribes in Shiloh. Note Jebus...
And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and (d) Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. (d) There was another Bethlehem in the tribe of Judah....
_Bethlehem, very different from that of Juda. --- Twelve. Nineteen are mentioned, but some of them belong to other tribes, (Calmet) or were not properly cities. (Menochius) --- All the towns of Zabulo...
The lot of Zebulun is rendered illustrious, by reason of our dear Lord's residence in it. The Prophet, in his beautiful language ages before Jesus came, spake of this land of Zebulun, where the people...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND KATTATH, AND NAHALLAL,.... Of the two first of these we read nowhere else, but in Joshua 21:34; AND SHIMRON was a royal city, the king of which Joshua took and hanged, Joshua 11:1; AND IDALAH is...
_Beth-lehem_ Not that where Christ was born, which was in Judah, but another. _Twelve cities_ They are more numerous here, but the rest either were not cities, properly so called, or were not within t...
1 The lot of Simeon, 10 Of Zebulun, 17 Of Issachar, 24 Of Asher, 32 Of Naphtali, 40 Of Dan. 46 The children of Israel giue an inheritance to Ioshua. 1 AND the second lot came foorth to Simeon,...
SIMEON WITHIN JUDAH'S BOUNDARIES (vs.1-9) Because Judah's inheritance was so large, Simeon was given a possession within Judah's borders. Simeon means "hearkening," for the one whose habit is to list...
10-16 In the division to each tribe of Israel, the prophetic blessings of Jacob were fulfilled. They chose for themselves, or it was divided to them by lot, in the manner and places that he foresaw. S...
BETHLEHEM; not that where Christ was born, which was in Judah, thence called BETHLEHEM JUDAH, MATTHEW 2:1, but another. TWELVE CITIES: there are more numbered here, but the rest either were not cities...
Joshua 19:15 Kattath H7005 Nahallal H5096 Shimron H8110 Idalah H3030 Bethlehem H1035 twelve H8147 H6240 cities H5892
‘ And Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem. Twelve cities with their villages.' These five cities are in addition to those previously mentioned. The twelve presumably included...
CONTENTS: Land divisions for six more tribes. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Eleazar. CONCLUSION: (Joshua 19:49. The last served was the eldest and greatest man of Israel). Men in great public places shou...
Joshua 19:12. _Chisloth-tabor,_ a town at the foot of mount Tabor; as on Hosea 5:1. Joshua 19:29. _The strong city of Tyre._ Hebrews צר _sor,_ or rock. See note on...
_The part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them._ A TOO EXTENSIVE EARTHLY PORTION A fine lesson for suc...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 19:15 BETHLEHEM is a northerly village, not the more famous Bethlehem in Judah. ⇐...
_THE INHERITANCE OF THE REMAINING TRIBES_ CRITICAL NOTES Joshua 19:1. THE INHERITANCE OF SIMEON.—The cities of this tribe have already been noticed under chap. Joshua 15:26; Joshua 15:42. With the ex...
EXPOSITION THE LOT OF THE REMAINING TRIBES. JOSHUA 19:1 AND THEIR INHERITANCE WAS WITHIN THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH. Literally, _in the midst of. _ἀνὰ μέσον_, _LXX.; _in medio, _Vul...
As you get into the nineteenth chapter, the second lot came forth and it was for the tribe of Simeon. Simeon became the southern most tribe in Israel. The area down around Kadesh-Barnea and desert are...
2 Chronicles 11:6; 2 Samuel 23:15; Joshua 11:1; Joshua 12:20; Jo
Beth — lehem — Not that where Christ was born, which was in Judah, but another. Twelve cities — There are more numbered here, but the rest either were not cities properly so called, or were not within...