Joshua 19:1-51 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:4

And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah. These were all cities of Judah, Joshua 15:30 ; Eltolad is the same with Tolad, and Bethul with Bethuel, 1 Chronicles 4:29 , and with Chesil, Joshua 15:30 , mentioned there along with Hormah; See Gill on Joshua 15:30 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:5

And Ziklag ,.... Another of the cities of Judah; see Gill on Joshua 15:31 , and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah ; or Hazarsusim, as in 1 Chronicles 4:31 ; the one signifies a chariot house, and the other a court or stable for horses, which made Bochart conjecture F1 Hierozoic. l. 2. c. 9. col. 158. , that they were places where Solomon kept his chariots and horses; but it should be observed that these were the names by which these places went in the times of the old Canaanites;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:6

And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen ,.... Whether the first is the same with Lebaoth, a city of Judah, Joshua 15:32 ; and with the Bethleptepha of Josephus F2 De Jud. Bell. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 1. , and the Betholene of Pliny F3 Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 14. , is not certain: in this place secret to have been an idol temple of the Canaanites, dedicated to lions, as in Egypt there was a city called Leontopolis, from whence was the Leontopolitan nome, the inhabitants of which worshipped lions ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:7

Ain, Remmon ,.... Of the two first, which were cities of Judah; see Gill on Joshua 15:32 , and Ether, and Ashan ; of the two last; see Gill on Joshua 19:42 , four cities and their villages ; Ain, Remmon, therefore, could not be one city, at this time, as it seems to have been in the times of Nehemiah, Nehemiah 11:29 ; or otherwise there would have been but three cities. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:8

And all the villages that were round about these cities ,.... Not only the suburbs adjoining to those cities which are mentioned before, but the several small distinct towns and villages, scattered up and down in the country: to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south : this is the same with Baal in 1 Chronicles 4:33 ; and with Ramath of the south, or south Ramoth, as it is called 1 Samuel 30:27 ; all these are the names of one and the same city: this is the inheritance of the tribe... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:9

Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon ,.... Which is the reason why no description is given of the border of their inheritance, because that is before given in the account of the lot of Judah: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them : they had more cities than they could fill with people, and more land than they could cultivate; they had an hundred fourteen cities with their villages: therefore the children of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:10

And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun , according to their families ,.... Who, though younger than Issachar, has his lot before him, agreeably to the order in which his blessing is predicted, both by Jacob and Moses, Genesis 49:13 ; and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid ; or "by Sarid", as Masius, who takes this to be the southwest border of Zebulun, being near Carmel; in which he seems to be right. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:11

And their border went up toward the sea ,.... Westward towards the Mediterranean sea, which fulfilled the prophecies of Jacob and Moses, that Zebulun should dwell by the sea, be an haven of ships, and take of the abundance of the seas, as in the places before referred to; and so Josephus says, the Zebulunites took the land unto the lake of Gennesaret, by or about Carmel and the sea: and Maralah ; which Jerom calls F7 De loc. Heb. fol. 90. K. the ascent of Zebulun; for from hence it... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:12

And turned from Sarid eastward ,.... This describes the southern border, going on from west to east: towards the sunrising, unto the border of Chislothtabor ; this Jerom places in the tribe of Issachar, it bordered on both tribes; and he says F12 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. D. H. , that in his time there was a little village called Chaselus, eight miles from Diocaesarea, at the foot of Mount Tabor in the plains: and then goeth out to Daberath ; which also was a city in the tribe of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:13

And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher ,.... Which was the native place of Jonah the prophet, 2 Kings 14:25 ; and where Jerom says F18 Praefat. in Jonam. his grave was shown, and was a small village in his time two miles from Sippore, then called Diocaesarea: to Ittahkazin ; of this place we have no account elsewhere, but it was not far from the former: and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah ; where the eastern border ended. Some versions make... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:13

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