XIX. INHERITANCE OF SIMEON (Joshua 19:1). (1) THEIR INHERITANCE WAS WITHIN THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH. — The southern part of the inheritance of Judah was given up to Simeon. (See Judges 1:3; Judges 1:17.) In this fact a prophecy was fulfilled; for the effect of the allotment was to se... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BORDER OF ZEBULUN. (10) THE THIRD LOT... FOR THE CHILDREN OF ZEBULUN... Sarid (Syriac, Asdod; LXX., Seddouk) should be apparently spelt with consonants s, D, D. It is identified as _Tell Shadûd_ (sheet 8). From this point a line is drawn westward (past _M’alûl,_ sheet 5) to Jokneam (_Tell Keimû... [ Continue Reading ]
AND GOETH UP TO JAPHIA. — Better, _and had gone up to Japhia,_ which lies west of the two places previously named. Daberath is the south-east boundary. El-Mesh-hed lies north of this.... [ Continue Reading ]
REMMON-METHOAR TO NEAH. — Better, _Remmon that stretcheth to Neah._ Remmon is identified as _Rummâneh,_ due north of Gittah-hepher (sheet 6).... [ Continue Reading ]
HANNATHON (_Kefr-’Andn,_ sheet 9) is the northeast corner of the boundary. The valley (ravine) of Jiphthah-el (God’s opening) seems to be the gorge running south-west from the north of Hannathon towards the plain.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 seems right to refer Ibzan of Bethlehem (Judges 12:8; Judges 12:10) to this town. The other Bethlehe... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOURTH LOT... TO ISSACHAR. — These two tribes were located next to the house of Joseph on the north. It should be remembered that Issachar and Zebulun had been associated with Judah to form the same camp and division of the army in the wilderness. This association, lasting forty years, must have... [ Continue Reading ]
_Zerin_ (sheet 8), _Iksal_ (sheet 6), _Sûlem_ (sheet 9).... [ Continue Reading ]
_El Farrîyeh_ (sheet 6)_,En-N’aûrah_ (sheet 9, near Endor).... [ Continue Reading ]
_Râba_ (sheet 12), _El Beida_ (sheet 5).... [ Continue Reading ]
_Er-Rameh_ (sheet 11), _Jenin_ (sheet 8), _Kefr- adán_ (sheet 8).... [ Continue Reading ]
Tabor (? _Deburieh,_ sheet 6). Beth-shemesh (‘_Ain Esh-shemsiyeh,_ near Beth-shean). The rest are not identified. Of these places, _Shunem_ and _Jezreel_ are famous in later history: Shunem especially in the story of Elisha (2 Kings 4).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIFTH LOT... FOR... ASHER... (AND JOSHUA 19:32) THE SIXTH... FOR... NAPHTALI. — Asher and Naphtali had been associated with Dan in the exodus, and with him had encamped on the north side of the tabernacle, and had brought up the rear. These two, each dissociated from his _own_ brother (viz., Ash... [ Continue Reading ]
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 Asher. The northern end of the territory of this tribe lies beyond the limits of the Ordnance Survey, fo... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEIR COAST WAS... — This verse is thus translated by Conder, “Their coast was from Heleph and the Plain of Bitzanannim and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel,unto Lakum,and the outgoings were at Jordan.” The east border of the tribe is Jordan, including the waters of Merom and the Sea of Galilee. The t... [ Continue Reading ]
HUKKOK (_Yakûk,_ sheet 6), in the same region as the above, but a little further north, near the northeast boundary of Zebulun. Of Judah upon Jordan we can say nothing with certainty.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FENCED CITIES. — Observe the protection of the northern border by fortresses. Ziddim (_Hattin_)_,_ Hammath (_Hammâm Tabarîya_)_,_ Rakkath (_Tiberias_)_,_ and Chinnereth (not identified, but giving a name to the Sea of Galilee, and therefore evidently close by), are all in sheet 6, near the lake.... [ Continue Reading ]
MIGDAL-EL and HOREM are identified as _Kh.-Mujeidil_ and _Hârah_ on sheet 2, further north again; and Beth-anath as _‘Ainatha_ (sheet 4).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SEVENTH LOT... OF THE CHILDREN OF DAN. — Dan was the most numerous tribe, next to Judah, in each census taken during the exodus. (See Numbers 1:26) This tribe had also had a post of honour in being commander of the rear-guard during the march. A similar post is here assigned to Dan in Palestine,... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE COAST... — Zorah and Eshtaol, in the tribe of Dan, had been originally assigned to Judah (Joshua 15:33); so also Ekron. But it is not clear whether they are mentioned here as marking the border of Dan and Judah, or actually in the territory of the former. However, Dan is wedged in, as it wer... [ Continue Reading ]
(41-46) All the towns mentioned here are identified by Conder. Zorah — _Sur’ah_ Eshtaol — _Eshû’a_ Ir-shemesh — _Ain Sheme_ Shaalabbin — _Selbît_ Ajalon — _Yâlo_ Jethlah — (Ruin) _Beit Tul_ } Are all in sheet 17 Elon_ — Beit Ello_ Thimnathah — (Ruin) _Tibneh_ } Sheet 14 Ekron-(_akir_, sh... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE COAST OF THE CHILDREN OF DAN WENT OUT TOO LITTLE FOR THEM. — The words “too little” are not in the original; and it seems better to translate literally: _And the coast of the children of Dan went out from them_ — _i.e.,_ their territory was partly re-conquered by the Philistines. Something s... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THEY HAD MADE AN END... GAVE AN INHERITANCE TO JOSHUA... ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF THE LORD THEY GAVE HIM THE CITY WHICH HE ASKED, EVEN TIMNATH-SERAH IN MOUNT EPHRAIM (_Kefr Hâris,_ sheet 14). — _Historically_ and _typically_ the fact is noticeable. (a) Historically. Joshua waited for his own in... [ Continue Reading ]