Yehoshua 19:46

46 And Yarkon, and Rakkon, with the boundary facing Yafo.

Yehoshua 19:46 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:46

And Mejarkon, and Rakkon
Of the two first of these we read no where else.

with the border before Japho;
Japho is the same with Joppa, now called at this day Jaffa, a port in the Mediterranean sea, famous for being the place where Jonah took shipping, (See Gill on Jonah 1:3); and where the Apostle Peter resided some time, (See Gill on Acts 9:36); and (See Gill on Acts 9:38). It is not certain whether Joppa itself was in the tribe of Dan, or only on the borders of it; the coast of Dan reached "over against" it, as it may be rendered, and included the villages and little cities that were near it; for such there were, as Josephus ^F2 testifies.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 8. sect. 4.

Yehoshua 19:46 In-Context

44 And Eltekeh, and Gib’ton, and Baalat,

45 And Yehud, and Bnei Berak, and Gat Rimmon,

46 And Yarkon, and Rakkon, with the boundary facing Yafo.

47 And the territory of the Bnei Dan went out being too small for them; therefore the Bnei Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and struck it down with the edge of the cherev, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem Dan, after the shem of Dan their av.

48 This is the nachalah of the tribe of the Bnei Dan according to their mishpekhot, these towns with their villages.