and the border compasseth it The meaning seems to be "and the border went round it (Neah) northward to Hannathon; and the outgoings thereof were in the valley of Jiphthah-el."

compasseth it For "compass" see above, note on ch. Joshua 15:3.

Hannathon ("pleasant"), which some have identified with the Cana of the New Testament (John 2:1), the present Kana-el-Jelil.

the valley of Jiphthah-el Dr Robinson suggests that it was identical with Istapata, and that both names survive in the modern Jefât, a village in the mountains of Galilee half way between the bay of Acre and the lake of Gennesareth. But the northern boundary of Zebulun is not easy to trace.

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