In the division to each tribe of Israel, the prophetic blessings of Jacob were fulfilled. They chose for themselves, or it was divided to them by lot, in the manner and places that he foresaw. So sure a rule to go by is the word of prophecy: we see by it what to believe, and it proves beyond all dispute the things that are of God.
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Joshua 19:10-16
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:1-51EXPOSITION THE LOT OF THE REMAINING TRIBES.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:1-51The completion of the work. The reflections suggested by this chapter are identical with those which have already occurred to us. They are, perhaps, emphasised by Joshua 19:51, in which the solemn public division of the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Lot of Zebulun. (b. c. 1444.)THE LOT OF ZEBULUN. (B. C. 1444.) This is the lot of Zebulun, who, though born of Leah after Issachar, yet was blessed by Jacob and Moses before him; and therefore it was so ordered that his lot was drawn before that of…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:10Sarid. This seems to have been a middle point, from which the border is traced eastward and westward, as in Joshua 16:6, and perhaps in verse 32. But the LXX. and other versions have a variety of readings here.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:11Toward the sea. Rather, westward. The original is touched or skirted ( פגע). River that is before Jokneam. This, with the assistance of Joshua 12:22, which mentions Jokneam as near to Mount Carmel, enables us to identif…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:12Chisloth-Tabor. The loins or flanks of Tabor. Tabor (the name signifies either quarry—see note on Shebarim, probably a kindred word, Joshua 7:5—or navel), is one of the most conspicuous mountains of Palestine. Like Sora…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:13Gittah-hepher. Or, Gathhepher (1 Kings 14:25) was the birth place of the prophet Jonah. Now el-Mesh-hed, where the tomb of Jonah is still shown. The Rabbinical writers and the Onomasticon mention this tradition.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:14Compasseth it. The verb נסב is here used transitively. The meaning is that the border makes a curve round the city of Neah. Neah seems to have been the extreme eastern border. Methoar is supposed to be the Pual particip…Joseph S. Exell and contributors