Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Joshua 19:26
Carmel west — ward — Or, Carmel by the sea, to distinguish it from Carmel in the tribe of Judah. This was a place of eminent fruitfulness, agreeable to the prophecy concerning Asher, Genesis 49:20.
Carmel west — ward — Or, Carmel by the sea, to distinguish it from Carmel in the tribe of Judah. This was a place of eminent fruitfulness, agreeable to the prophecy concerning Asher, Genesis 49:20.
Verse 26. _CARMEL_] The vineyard of God; a place greatly celebrated in Scripture, and especially for the miracles of Elijah; see 1 Kings 18:19-11. The mountain of Carmel was so very fruitful as to pa...
Helkath, a Levitical town Joshua 21:31, is probably Yerka, a village about seven or eight miles north-west of Acre, in a Wady of the same name. Alammelech was in the “Wady Melik,” which joins the Kish...
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...
_Alammelech, and Amad_, are at present unknown. _Misheal_has been identified with _Misalli_at the northern extremity of the plain of Sharon. _and reacheth to Carmel_ This boundary struck Carmel on th...
The Inheritance of the Tribe of Asher 24. _And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher_ who were descended from the eighth son of Jacob, and in the march through the desert clos...
_VER._ 26. _ALAMMELECH,—AMAD,—MISHEAL,_ &C.— These are cities unknown, but situate near mount Carmel, famous for the miracles of Elijah, and very different from that which went by the same name in the...
_The Inheritance of Asher Joshua 19:24-31_ 24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Be-ten, and...
_AND ALAMMELECH, AND AMAD, AND MISHEAL; AND REACHETH TO CARMEL WESTWARD, AND TO SHIHORLIBNATH;_ To Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath - i:e., the black or muddy river; probably the Nahr Belka, Be...
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...
THEIR BORDER. — The border of Asher on the west is the Mediterranean. On the east of Asher lies the tribe of Naphtali, but most of the towns named in these verses lie well within the territory of Ashe...
וְ אַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְ עַמְעָ֖ד וּ מִשְׁאָ֑ל וּ
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...
Carmel, so famous for the miracles of Elias, 3 Kings xviii. 20. Josephus (Jewish Wars ii. 17,) places it 120 stadia south of Ptolemais. This range of mountains extended northward through the tribes of...
Anna the prophetess was of this tribe, who is spoken of in so honourable a manner in the New Testament. Luke 2:36. Perhaps this is the same Tyre where our Lord frequently went. Matthew 15:21....
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 ALAMMELECH, AND AMAD,.... Of the two first of these there is no mention elsewhere; AND MISHEAL is the same with Mashal, 1 Chronicles 6:74; and is by Jerom l called Masan, and said to be near Carm...
_Carmel westward_ Or, _Carmel by the sea_, to distinguish it from Carmel in the tribe of Judah. This was a place of eminent fruitfulness, agreeably to the prophecy concerning Asher, Genesis 49:20....
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,...
and Alammelech, not far from the Kishon, AND AMAD, on or near the site of the modern Haifa, AND MISHEAL, a Levitical city on the sea, near Mount Carmel; AND REACHETH TO CARMEL WESTWARD, AND TO SHIHOR-...
THE POSSESSION OF SIMEON, ZEBULUN, ISSACHAR, ASHER, NAPHTALI, AND DAN...
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...
17-51 Joshua waited till all the tribes were settled, before he asked any provision for himself. He was content to be unfixed, till he saw them all placed, and herein is an example to all in public p...
CARMEL WESTWARD, or, _Carmel by the sea_, to distinguish it from that Carmel in the tribe of Judah, 1 SAMUEL 25:2. This was a place of eminent fruitfulness, ISAIAH 33:9, ISAIAH 35:2 37:24, agreeable t...
Joshua 19:26 Alammelech H487 Amad H6008 Mishal H4861 reached H6293 (H8804) Carmel H3760 westward H3220 Libnath H7884
‘ And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, and Allammelech, and Amad, and Mishal, and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath.' These surveyors mainly depicted th...
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...
_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...
1 Chronicles 6:74; 1 Kings 18:20; 1 Kings 18:42; 1 Samuel 15:12;...