Joshua 11:2

that were on the north Or, that were "northwards in the mountains," i.e. "the mountains of Naphtali" (Joshua 20:7), the mountainous region of Galilee.

the plains south of Cinneroth Literally, "in the Arabah, south of Chinneroth," i.e. the "Ghôr" of the Jordan, the northern portion of the depressed tract which extends along the Jordan from the Lake of Gennesareth southwards.

Cinneroth or Chinnereth, or Chinneroth, was the name of a fortified town in Naphtali (Joshua 19:35), situated on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and giving its earliest name to that lake (Numbers 34:11).

and in the valley "In the wild feeldis," Wyclif; i.e. "the lowlands," the level plain bordering the sea between Akko and Sidon.

in the borders of Dor Rather, the highlands of Dor. Dor was an ancient royal city of the Canaanites (Joshua 12:23), situated on the coast of the Mediterranean, 14 miles south of the promontory of Carmel, and 7 north of Cæsarea. The district, of which it was the capital, was afterwards within the allotted territory of Asher, but was assigned to Manasseh (Joshua 17:11), but the Israelites could never obtain possession of this strong city (Joshua 17:12; Judges 1:27), though they made the inhabitants pay tribute in the days of Solomon (1 Kings 4:11). What is here rendered "the borders of Dor," is rendered "the coast of Dor" Joshua 12:23, and the "region of Dor" 1 Kings 4:11. The original word Napheth, thus variously translated, means an "elevated tract," and hence a coast as being raised above the water. Dor stood on a rocky promontory, behind which lies a beautiful and fertile plain, extending southward to Sharon, and northward to Carmel. This plain is the "coast" or "region" of Dor. Dor was one of the Phœnician seats of commerce, deriving its importance from (i) its well-sheltered haven, (ii) the abundance amidst its rocks of the murex, a shell-fish yielding the famous purple dye. It was still a flourishing town in the Roman age, and afterwards became the seat of a bishop, who was, in the days of the Crusades, a suffragan in the province of Cæsarea. The modern Tantûraor Dandorais a corruption of the ancient name. It is now represented by a little fishing village, consisting of some thirty houses, while the site of the old city lies to the north of it, covered for a space of half a mile with massive ruins.