1-9 The lot of Simeon 10-16 of Zebulun 17-23 of Issachar 24-31 of Asher 32-39 of Naphtali 40-48 of Dan 49-51 The children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua

second lot Jos 18:6-11

within the Jos 19:9 Ge 49:5-7

2 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

Beer-sheba, Sheba, and Moladah Jos 15:28 Ge 21:31 1Ch 4:28-30

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel Ne 11:26-30

3 And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,

Hazar-shual Jos 15:28,29

4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

Eltolad Jos 15:30

Hormah Jud 1:17

5 And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,

Ziklag Jos 15:31 1Sa 27:6 30:1

Hazarsusah 1Ch 4:31

Hazar-susim

6 And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

Beth-lebaoth Jos 15:32

7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

Ain Jos 15:32

Remmon Nu 33:19,20 1Ch 4:32

Rimmon
Ether Jos 15:42

8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

Baalath-beer 1Ch 4:33

Ramath 1Sa 30:27

ramoth

9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

too much Ex 16:18 2Co 8:14,15

therefore Jos 19:1

10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:

third Jos 18:6,11

Zebulun Ge 49:13 De 22:18,19

11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;

the river. The river Kishon, which empties itself into the Mediterranean near mount Carmel, in the vicinity of which Jokneam was situated.

Jokneam Jos 12:22 1Ki 4:12 1Ch 6:68

Jokmeam

12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,

Chisloth-tabor Called Chasalus by Eusebius and Jerome, and placed at the foot of mount Tabor, eight miles east of Diocaesarea Jos 19:22 Jud 4:6,12 Ps 89:12

Daberath Josephus, who calls this town Dabaritta, or Darabitta, places it in the plain of Jezreel, of Esdraelon, on the confines of Samaria and Galilee. It is probably the Dabira which Jerome place towards amount Tabor, in the district of Diocaesarea; and the Debora or Daboura, mentioned by travellers as a village at the foot of mount Tabor. Jos 21:28

Dabareh 1Ch 6:72

Japhia Probably Jopha, a city of Galilee, near Jotapata, mentioned by Josephus.

13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;

Gittah-hepher Placed by Jerome two miles from Sephoris, or Diocaesarea, towards Tiberias. 2Ki 14:25

Gath-hepher
methoar. or, which is drawn.

14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel:

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

Kattath Jos 21:34,35 Jud 1:30

Nahalol
Shimron Jos 11:1 12:20

Beth-lehem Ru 1:19 2Sa 23:15 2Ch 11:6

16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

Jezreel 1Ki 21:1,15,16 2Ki 8:29 9:15,30 Ho 1:4,5

Chesulloth Probably the same as Chisloth-tabor Jos 19:12

Shunem 1Sa 28:4 1Ki 1:3 2:17,21 2Ki 4:8,12

19 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,

Hapharaim A town called Aiphraim, in the time Eusebius, six miles north of Legio.

Shimon A town called Seon by Eusebius, at the foot of mount Tabor

20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

21 And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;

En-gannim Jos 21:29

22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

Tabor Jos 19:12 Jud 4:6 1Ch 6:77 Jer 46:18

Beth-shemesh Jos 19:38 21:16 1Sa 6:9 1Ki 4:9 2Ki 14:11-13

23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

The lot Asher lay upon the coast of the great sea. We read of only one remarkable person of this tribe, and that was Anna, the prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, a widow of about four-score and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. Lu 2:26-38

25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

Helkath 2Sa 2:16

Beten Probably the same as Bebten or Batnai, mentioned by Eusebius, eight miles east from Ptolemais; and perhaps the Ecbatans which Pliny places not far from Ptolemais.

Achshaph Jos 11:1 12:20

26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;

Misheal Situated, according Eusebius, near mount Carmel, on the sea coast. Jos 21:30 1Ch 6:74

Marshal
Carmel 1Sa 15:12 1Ki 18:20,42 So 7:5 Isa 33:9 35:2 37:24 Jer 46:18

27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

Beth-dagon 1Sa 5:2

Zebulun Situated on the sea coast, near Ptolemais.

valley Jos 19:14

Cabul
Supposed to be the same town which Josephus calls (), and which he says was situated near the sea side, near Ptolemais 1Ki 9:13

28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;

Rehob Jos 19:30

Kanah This seems a different Cana from that in lower Galilee; and to be that which is placed in some maps east of Tyre, between Libanus and Antilibanus, and south of the rive Cassimer, or Leitani. Joh 2:1,11 4:46

Cana great Jos 11:8 Jud 1:31 Isa 23:2,4,12

29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

Ramah Probably the Rama mentioned by Theodoret as a city of Syria; and placed in some maps between Sarepta and Sidon, eastward, near Lebanon.

Tyre [heb] Tzor 2Sa 5:11 Isa 23:1-18 Eze 26:1-28:26

Achzib Ge 38:5 Jud 1:31 Mic 1:14

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

Aphek Jos 12:18 13:4 1Sa 4:1 1Ki 20:30

Rehob Jos 19:28 21:31 Nu 13:11

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

Ge 49:20 De 33:24,25

32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

Zaanannim Jud 4:11

Zaanaim

34 And then the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

turneth De 33:23

Aznoth-tabor Apparently the same as Azanoth, which Eusebius places in the plain not far from Diocaesarea or Sephoris. Jos 19:12,22

Judah As it is certain that the tribe of Naphtali did not border upon that of Judah, there being several tribes between, we should probably omit Judah, with the Septuagint; though it may have been a town so called.

35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

Hammath Ge 10:18 Nu 13:21 34:8 34:8 1Ki 8:65

Hamath
Chinnereth Jos 11:2

Chinneroth Jos 13:27 Mr 6:53

Gennesaret

36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

Hazor Jos 11:1,20 12:19

37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,

Kedesh Jos 12:22 20:7

38 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

Beth-anath Eusebius mentions a town of the name of (), fifteen miles from Caesarea. (Diocaesarea or Sephoris probably.)

Beth-shemesh Jos 19:22

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,

Zorah Situated on the frontiers of Dan and Judah, tens miles from Eleutheropolis, towards Nicoplis, according to Eusebius, not far from Caphar Sorek. Jos 15:33

Zoreah Jud 13:2,25 16:31 18:2 1Ch 2:53 2Ch 11:10

Irshemesh Supposed by some to be the same as Beth-shemesh in the tribe of Judah; but this latter city is evidently distinguished from it by being assigned by the tribe of Judah to the Levites (ch 21:16).

Ir-shemesh rendered () by the LXX., seems to be the same as Emmaus or Nicopolis, 22 miles south-east from Lydda, according to the Old Jerusalem Itinerary.

42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

Shaalabbin Eusebius calls it (), and places it in Samaria: and Jerome calls it Salebi, (Eze. 48) and joins it to Ajalon and Emmaus. Jud 1:35

Shallbim
Ajalon This appears to be the Ajalon which Jerome places two miles from Nicopolis or Emmaus, in the road to Jerusalem. Jos 10:12 21:24 1Sa 14:31

43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

Thimnathah Ge 38:12 Jud 14:1,2

Timnath
Ekron Ekron is placed by Eusebius between Ashdod and Jamnia, eastward; and probably the ruined village of Tookrair, mentioned by Dr. Richarson, situated on the top of a hill, and which he says seems to have been a place of considerable consequence, occupies its site. Jos 15:45 1Sa 5:10 Am 1:8

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

Gibbethon Jos 21:23 1Ki 15:27 16:15

Baalath 1Ki 9:18

45 And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,

Gath-rimmon Jos 21:24

46 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.

before. or, over against.
Japho. or, Joppa Jon 1:3 Ac 9:36,43 10:8

47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

the coast Jud 1:34,35 18:1-29

called Leshem Jud 18:7,27,29

Laish

48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

none

49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

gave Eze 45:7,8

50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

Timnath-serah Jos 24:30 Jud 2:9

Timnath-heres 1Ch 7:24

51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

These are Jos 14:1 Nu 34:17-29 Ps 47:3,4 Mt 20:23 25:34 Joh 14:2,3 17:2 Heb 4:8,9

in Shiloh Jos 18:1,10 Ge 49:10 Jud 21:19,21 1Sa 1:3 Ps 78:60 Jer 7:12-14