Joshua 19:22-32

22 the boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazu'mah, and Beth-she'mesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan--sixteen cities with their villages.

23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Is'sachar, according to its families--the cities with their villages.

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to its families.

25 Its territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Ach'shaph,

26 Allam'melech, Amad, and Mishal; on the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-lib'nath,

27 then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zeb'ulun and the valley of Iph'tahel northward to Beth-emek and Nei'el; then it continues in the north to Cabul,

28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great;

29 then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre; then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab, Achzib,

30 Ummah, Aphek and Rehob--twenty-two cities with their villages.

31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to its families--these cities with their villages.

32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naph'tali, for the tribe of Naph'tali, according to its families.

Joshua 19:22-32 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.