Yehoshua 19:12

12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the rising of the shemesh unto the territory of Kislot Tavor, and then goeth out to Dovrat, and goeth up to Yaphia,

Yehoshua 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.

Yehoshua 19:12 In-Context

10 And the third goral came up for the Bnei Zevulun according to their mishpekhot; and the boundary of their nachalah was as far as Sarid;

11 And their boundary went up to the west, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbashet, and reached to the wadi that is opposite Yokneam;

12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the rising of the shemesh unto the territory of Kislot Tavor, and then goeth out to Dovrat, and goeth up to Yaphia,

13 And from there passeth on along on the east to Gat-Chepher, to Et-Katzin, and goeth out to Rimmon being bent unto Neah;

14 And the boundary goes around it on the north to Chanaton; and ends at the valley of Yiphtach-El;