Joshua 19:35

35 civitates munitissimae Aseddim Ser et Ammath et Recchath Chenereth

Joshua 19:35 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 19:35

And the fenced cities [are] Ziddim
The later name of Ziddim, according to the Talmud F9, was Cepharchitiya, or the village of wheat, perhaps from the large quantity or goodness of wheat there;

Zer
is called by Jerom F11 Sor, and interpreted Tyre, the metropolis of Phoenicia, very wrongly, and, in the tribe of Naphtali;

and Hammath
probably was built by the youngest son of Canaan, ( Genesis 10:18 ) ; or had its name in memory of him; it lay to the north of the land of Israel; see ( Numbers 34:8 ) ;

Rakkath, and Chinnereth;
Rakkath according to the Jewish writers F12 is the same with Tiberias, as Chinnereth with Gennesaret, from whence the lake or sea of Tiberias, and the country and lake of Gennesaret, had their names, often mentioned in the New Testament. Gennesaret was a most delicious and fruitful spot, and fulfilled the prophecy of Moses, ( Deuteronomy 33:23 ) ; concerning Naphtali.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Ut supra. (T. Hieros. Megillah, fol. 70. 1.)
F11 De loc. Heb. fol. 95. A.
F12 T. Hieros. ut supra. (Megillah, fol. 70. 1.)

Joshua 19:35 In-Context

33 et coepit terminus de Heleb et Helon in Sananim et Adami quae est Neceb et Iebnahel usque Lecum et egressus eorum usque ad Iordanem
34 revertiturque terminus contra occidentem in Aznoththabor atque inde egreditur in Ucoca et pertransit in Zabulon contra meridiem et in Aser contra occidentem et in Iuda ad Iordanem contra ortum solis
35 civitates munitissimae Aseddim Ser et Ammath et Recchath Chenereth
36 et Edema et Arama Asor
37 et Cedes et Edrai Nasor
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