The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages. The border reached TaborThe word "Tabor" refers to Mount Tabor, a significant landmark in the region of Galilee. In Hebrew, "Tabor" (תָּבוֹר) is often associated with height or prominence, symbolizing a place of revelation and divine encounter. Historically, Mount Tabor is considered the site of the Transfiguration of Jesus, as described in the New Testament. This mountain serves as a reminder of God's majesty and the spiritual heights to which believers are called. Shahazumah
The name "Shahazumah" is less well-known, and its exact location is uncertain. The Hebrew root of the name may suggest a place of watchfulness or observation. This could imply a strategic location for defense or vigilance, highlighting the importance of spiritual alertness and readiness in the life of faith. It serves as a metaphor for the believer's call to be watchful and discerning in their spiritual journey. Beth-shemesh
"Beth-shemesh" means "house of the sun" in Hebrew (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ). This city was a Levitical city and a place of worship, indicating the centrality of God's presence and the importance of worship in the community. The sun, as a symbol of God's light and truth, underscores the call for believers to live in the light of God's presence, reflecting His glory in their lives. and ended at the Jordan
The Jordan River is a significant geographical and spiritual boundary in the Bible. In Hebrew, "Jordan" (יַרְדֵּן) means "descender," reflecting the river's flow from the heights of Mount Hermon to the Dead Sea. The Jordan represents transition and transformation, as it was the crossing point for the Israelites into the Promised Land. It symbolizes the believer's journey from the old life to the new, from bondage to freedom, and from promise to fulfillment. sixteen cities, along with their villages
The mention of "sixteen cities, along with their villages" emphasizes the completeness and sufficiency of God's provision for His people. The number sixteen, though not as symbolically significant as other numbers in Scripture, represents the fullness of the inheritance allotted to the tribe. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness in providing for His people, ensuring that each tribe received its portion according to His divine plan. This allocation reflects the orderly and purposeful nature of God's promises and His desire for His people to dwell in peace and security. Persons / Places / Events 1. TaborA significant mountain in the region of Galilee, often associated with biblical events and battles. It is a landmark in the tribal allotment of Issachar. 2. ShahazumahA lesser-known location mentioned in the context of the boundary descriptions for the tribe of Issachar. Its exact location is not well-documented, but it is part of the territorial inheritance. 3. Beth-shemeshA city that means "house of the sun," often associated with Levitical cities and significant in various biblical accounts. It is located near the border of Issachar's territory. 4. The JordanThe river that serves as a significant geographical and spiritual boundary in the Bible, marking the eastern border of the Promised Land. 5. Sixteen CitiesThe number of cities included in the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, indicating the extent of their territory. Teaching Points Understanding God's ProvisionThe detailed description of boundaries and cities reflects God's provision and order in the distribution of the land. It reminds us of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Significance of PlaceEach location mentioned has historical and spiritual significance, teaching us to appreciate the places God has placed us and their roles in His plan. Inheritance and IdentityThe allocation of land to the tribes of Israel speaks to the importance of inheritance and identity in God's kingdom. It encourages us to consider our spiritual inheritance in Christ. Boundaries and ContentmentThe defined borders for each tribe teach us about the importance of respecting boundaries and finding contentment in what God has allotted to us. Historical Context and FaithUnderstanding the historical context of these locations can deepen our faith and appreciation for the continuity of God's work through history. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the allocation of land to the tribe of Issachar reflect God's faithfulness to His promises? 2. What can we learn from the significance of Mount Tabor in other biblical accounts, and how does it apply to our spiritual battles today? 3. In what ways does the Jordan River serve as a symbol of transition in the Bible, and how can we apply this symbolism to transitions in our own lives? 4. How does the concept of inheritance in Joshua 19:22 relate to our understanding of spiritual inheritance in the New Testament? 5. What lessons can we draw from the boundaries set for the tribes of Israel regarding contentment and respecting the limits God has placed in our lives? Connections to Other Scriptures The mention of Tabor connects to the account of Deborah and Barak in Judges, where Mount Tabor is a strategic location for battle. Beth-shemesh is referenced in the context of the Ark of the Covenant in 1 Samuel, highlighting its religious significance. The Jordan River is a recurring symbol of transition and promise, notably in the crossing by the Israelites in Joshua 3. People Allon, Anath, Asher, Dagon, Dan, Danites, Eleazar, Elon, Heleb, Hepher, Hosah, Israelites, Issachar, Japhia, Jezreel, Joshua, Naphtali, Nun, Rehob, Serah, Shema, Shimron, Shual, Simeon, Simeonites, Timnah, Zebulun, ZidonPlaces Achshaph, Achzib, Adami-nekeb, Aijalon, Ain, Allammelech, Amad, Anaharath, Aphek, Ashan, Aznoth-tabor, Baalath, Baalath-beer, Balah, Beersheba, Bene-berak, Beten, Beth-anath, Beth-dagan, Beth-emek, Beth-lebaoth, Bethlehem, Beth-marcaboth, Beth-pazzez, Beth-shemesh, Bethul, Cabul, Carmel, Chesulloth, Chinnereth, Chisloth-tabor, Dabbesheth, Daberath, Dan, Ebez, Ebron, Edrei, Ekron, Elon, Eltekeh, Eltolad, En-gannim, En-haddah, Eshtaol, Ether, Ezem, Gath-hepher, Gath-rimmon, Gibbethon, Gibeah, Hali, Hammath, Hammon, Hannathon, Hapharaim, Hazar-shual, Hazar-susah, Hazor, Heleph, Helkath, Horem, Hormah, Hosah, Hukkok, Idalah, Ir-shemesh, Ithlah, Jabneel, Japhia, Jehud, Jezreel, Jokneam, Joppa, Jordan River, Kanah, Kattath, Kedesh, Kishion, Lakkum, Leshem, Mahalab, Me-jarkon, Migdal-el, Mishal, Moladah, Nahalal, Neah, Negeb, Neiel, Rabbith, Rakkath, Rakkon, Ramah, Rehob, Remeth, Rimmon, Sarid, Shaalabbin, Shahazumah, Sharuhen, Sheba, Shiloh, Shimron, Shion, Shunem, Sidon the Great, Tabor, Timnah, Timnath-serah, Tyre, Ummah, Valley of Iphtahel, Yiron, Zaanannim, Zer, Ziddim, Ziklag, ZorahTopics Beth, Bethshemesh, Beth-shemesh, Beth-she'mesh, Border, Boundary, Cities, Coast, Ended, Ending, Ends, Goes, Goings, Hamlets, Jordan, Limit, Limits, Outgoings, Places, Reached, Reacheth, Shahazim, Shahazimah, Shahazumah, Shahazu'mah, Shemesh, Sixteen, Tabor, Touched, Touches, Towns, Unwalled, VillagesDictionary of Bible Themes Joshua 19:1-47 7266 tribes of Israel Joshua 19:1-48 5235 boundary Library Tiberias.
All the Jews declare, almost with one consent, that this was a fortified city from ancient times, even from the days of Joshua, and was the same with Rakkath, of which mention is made, Joshua 19:35. "Rakkath is Tiberias," say the Jerusalem Gemarists. And those of Babylon say the same, and that more largely: "It is clear to us that Rakkath is Tiberias." And when, after a few lines, this of Rabbi Jochanan was objected, "When I was a boy, I said a certain thing, concerning which I asked the elders, …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and HebraicaChammath. Ammaus. The Warm Baths of Tiberias.
Chammath and Rakkath are joined together, Joshua 19:35. For they were very neighbouring cities; Rakkath is Tiberias,--and Chammath, the town Ammaus, in Josephus. Of their neighbourhood, the Jerusalem Talmudists write thus: "The men of a great city may walk" (on the sabbath) "through a whole small city" (which was within a sabbath-day's journey); "but the inhabitants of a small city walk not through a whole great city." And then follows, "Formerly the men of Tiberias walked through all Chammath; but …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Some Other Towns Near Tiberias. Beth-Meon. Caphar Chittaia. Paltathah.
Among the towns, neighbouring upon Tiberias, Tarichee is especially commemorated in Josephus, a city thirty furlongs distant from Tiberias: you will find in him the history and mention of it very frequent. In the Talmudists we meet with other names also. I. Beth-Meon. "The men of Tiberias, who went up to Beth-Meon to be hired for workmen, were hired according to the custom of Beth-Meon: the men of Beth-Meon, who went down to Tiberias to be hired, were hired according to the custom of Tiberias." This …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Eastern Wise-Men, or Magi, visit Jesus, the New-Born King.
(Jerusalem and Bethlehem, b.c. 4.) ^A Matt. II. 1-12. ^a 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem [It lies five miles south by west of Jerusalem, a little to the east of the road to Hebron. It occupies part of the summit and sides of a narrow limestone ridge which shoots out eastward from the central chains of the Judæan mountains, and breaks down abruptly into deep valleys on the north, south, and east. Its old name, Ephrath, meant "the fruitful." Bethlehem means "house of bread." Its modern …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Within what Tribe the Lake of Gennesaret Was.
By comparing the maps with the Talmudic writers, this question ariseth: for there is not one among them, as far as I know, which does not altogether define the sea of Gennesaret to be without the tribe of Naphthali; but the Talmudists do most plainly place it within. "The Rabbins deliver: The sea of Tiberias is in the portion of Naphtali; yea, it takes a full line for the nets on the south side of it: as it is said, 'Possess the sea and the south,' Deuteronomy 33:23." The Gloss is; "(Naphtali) had …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The First Sign --The Marriage in Cana.
"And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: and Jesus also was bidden, and His disciples, to the marriage. And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto Him, They have no wine. And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it. Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two …
Marcus Dods—The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, too little to be among the thousands of Judah
"And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, too little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth unto Me (one) [Pg 480] to be Ruler in Israel; and His goings forth are the times of old, the days of eternity." The close connection of this verse with what immediately precedes (Caspari is wrong in considering iv. 9-14 as an episode) is evident, not only from the [Hebrew: v] copulative, and from the analogy of the near relation of the announcement of salvation to the prophecy of disaster …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Emmaus. Kiriath-Jearim.
"From Beth-horon to Emmaus it was hilly."--It was sixty furlongs distant from Jerusalem.--"To eight hundred only, dismissed the army, (Vespasian) gave a place, called Ammaus, for them to inhabit: it is sixty furlongs distant from Jerusalem." I inquire, whether this word hath the same etymology with Emmaus near Tiberias, which, from the 'warm baths,' was called Chammath. The Jews certainly do write this otherwise... "The family (say they) of Beth-Pegarim, and Beth Zipperia was out of Emmaus."--The …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Jesus Calls Four Fishermen to Follow Him.
(Sea of Galilee, Near Capernaum.) ^A Matt. IV. 18-22; ^B Mark I. 16-20; ^C Luke V. 1-11. ^a 18 And walking ^b 16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee [This lake is a pear-shaped body of water, about twelve and a half miles long and about seven miles across at its widest place. It is 682 feet below sea level; its waters are fresh, clear and abounding in fish, and it is surrounded by hills and mountains, which rise from 600 to 1,000 feet above it. Its greatest depth is about 165 feet], he [Jesus] …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Sennacherib (705-681 B. C. )
The struggle of Sennacherib with Judaea and Egypt--Destruction of Babylon. Sennacherib either failed to inherit his father's good fortune, or lacked his ability.* He was not deficient in military genius, nor in the energy necessary to withstand the various enemies who rose against him at widely removed points of his frontier, but he had neither the adaptability of character nor the delicate tact required to manage successfully the heterogeneous elements combined under his sway. * The two principal …
G. Maspero—History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 8 Third Withdrawal from Herod's Territory.
Subdivision D. The Transfiguration. Concerning Elijah. (a Spur of Hermon, Near Cæsarea Philippi.) ^A Matt. XVII. 1-13; ^B Mark IX. 2-13; ^C Luke IX. 28-36. ^c 28 And it came to pass about eight days { ^a six days} ^c after these sayings [Mark agrees with Matthew in saying six days. Luke qualifies his estimate by saying "about." But if we regard him as including the day of the "sayings" and also the day of the transfiguration, and the other two as excluding these days, then the three statements …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Joshua
The book of Joshua is the natural complement of the Pentateuch. Moses is dead, but the people are on the verge of the promised land, and the story of early Israel would be incomplete, did it not record the conquest of that land and her establishment upon it. The divine purpose moves restlessly on, until it is accomplished; so "after the death of Moses, Jehovah spake to Joshua," i. 1. The book falls naturally into three divisions: (a) the conquest of Canaan (i.-xii.), (b) the settlement of the …
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