Joshua 19:2-12

2 They had for their inheritance Be'er-Sheva, or Sheva, and Moladah,
3 and Hatzar-Shu`al, and Balah, and `Etzem,
4 and Eltolad, and Beitul, and Hormah,
5 and Tziklag, and Beit-Markavot, and Hatzar-Susah,
6 and Beit-Leva'ot, and Sharuchen; thirteen cities with their villages:
7 `Ayin, Rimmon, and `Eter, and `Ashan; four cities with their villages:
8 and all the villages that were round about these cities to Ba`alat-Be'er, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Shim`on according to their families.
9 Out of the part of the children of Yehudah was the inheritance of the children of Shim`on; for the portion of the children of Yehudah was too much for them: therefore the children of Shim`on had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.
10 The third lot came up for the children of Zevulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid;
11 and their border went up westward, even to Mar`alah, and reached to Dabbeshet; and it reached to the brook that is before Yokne`am;
12 and it turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Kislot-Tavor; and it went out to Daverat, and went up to Yafia;

Joshua 19:2-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 19

In this chapter an account is given of the lots of the six remaining tribes, and the cities in them, as of Simeon, whose cities were chiefly within the tribe of Judah, Jos 19:1-9; of Zebulun, its border and cities, Jos 19:10-16; of Issachar, its border and cities, Jos 19:17-23; of Asher, its border and cities, Jos 19:24-31; of Naphtali, its border and cities, Jos 19:32-39; of Dan, its border and titles, Jos 19:40-48; and lastly of a gift of inheritance to Joshua, Jos 19:49-51.

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