Joshua 19:12

12 From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia.

Joshua 19:12 Meaning and 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, 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 Issachar, given to the Levites, ( Joshua 21:28 ) . Jerom ^F13 speaks of a little village of the Jews by Mount Tabor, of the country belonging to Diocaesarea, called Dabira; this place is still in being. Mr. Maundrell says ^F14, at the bottom of Tabor westward stands Debarah, supposed by some to take its name from Deborah, the famous judge and deliverer of Israel:

and goeth up to Japhia;
this Jerom ^F15 says is the town called Sycamine, as you go from Caesarea to Ptolemais, above the sea, because of Mount Carmel, called Epha, thought by some to be the Jebba of Pliny {p}. It seems, however, to be the Japha of Josephus ^F17, which he speaks of as being a strong fortified place both by nature and art.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 De loc. Heb. fol. 88. D. H.
F13 lbid. fol. 90. I.
F14 Journey from Aleppo p. 115.
F15 De loc. Heb. fol. 92. K.
F16 Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 19.
F17 De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 6. sect. 31.

Joshua 19:12 In-Context

10 The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid.

11 Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam.

12 From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia.

13 From there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah,

14 then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel;