Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages. UmmahThe name "Ummah" is derived from the Hebrew root that can mean "community" or "people." This suggests a place of gathering or a community center within the tribal allotment. Historically, Ummah is not widely mentioned outside of this context, indicating it may have been a smaller or less significant settlement. However, its inclusion in the list of cities highlights the comprehensive nature of the land distribution among the tribes of Israel, ensuring that even smaller communities were recognized and valued. Aphek
"Aphek" is a name that appears several times in the Old Testament, referring to different locations. The root of the word can mean "fortress" or "stronghold," suggesting a place of military significance. In the context of Joshua, Aphek was likely a fortified city, important for the defense and control of the region. Archaeological findings in various sites identified as Aphek show evidence of ancient fortifications, underscoring its strategic importance in biblical times. Rehob
The name "Rehob" comes from a root meaning "broad" or "spacious," which may describe the geographical features of the area or the city's layout. Rehob is mentioned in other biblical contexts, often associated with the northern boundaries of Israel. Its inclusion in the list of cities given to the tribe of Asher indicates its role in defining the extent of their territory. Historically, Rehob's location would have been significant for trade and interaction with neighboring regions. twenty-two cities
The phrase "twenty-two cities" emphasizes the extent of the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher. The specific number of cities reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to provide for each tribe according to their needs and size. This allocation demonstrates the organized and intentional distribution of the Promised Land, ensuring that each tribe had sufficient resources and space to thrive. along with their villages
The mention of "villages" alongside the cities indicates the broader scope of the land distribution. Villages would have been smaller settlements or agricultural communities that supported the larger cities. This phrase highlights the comprehensive nature of the inheritance, providing for both urban and rural needs. It reflects the biblical principle of stewardship, where every part of the land, from cities to villages, was to be cared for and utilized for the benefit of the community and the glory of God. Persons / Places / Events 1. UmmahA city within the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher. Its specific historical significance is not detailed extensively in the Bible, but it is part of the inheritance given to Asher. 2. AphekA city mentioned several times in the Old Testament, often associated with battles. It was a strategic location in the northern part of Israel, and its name means "fortress" or "stronghold." 3. RehobAnother city within Asher's territory. The name Rehob means "broad" or "spacious," and it is mentioned in various contexts throughout the Old Testament. 4. Tribe of AsherOne of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Asher, the eighth son of Jacob and Zilpah. The tribe was known for its rich land and abundance of resources. 5. Inheritance of the Promised LandThe division of the land among the tribes of Israel as commanded by God, fulfilling His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Teaching Points God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of PromisesThe allocation of land to the tribes of Israel demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs. Believers can trust in God's promises for their lives today. The Importance of Obedience and FaithfulnessThe failure of Asher to fully possess their inheritance due to disobedience serves as a warning. Christians are called to fully embrace and live out their spiritual inheritance in Christ. Strategic Importance of Our Spiritual InheritanceJust as Aphek was a strategic location, believers are placed in strategic positions in life to influence and impact the world for God's kingdom. Living in Abundance and ProsperityAsher's land was rich and fertile, symbolizing the spiritual abundance available to believers. Christians are encouraged to live in the fullness of God's provision and blessings. Bible Study Questions 1. What does the allocation of land to the tribe of Asher teach us about God's faithfulness to His promises? 2. How can the failure of the tribe of Asher to drive out the Canaanites serve as a warning for us in our spiritual walk? 3. In what ways can we identify and utilize the "strategic locations" or opportunities God has placed in our lives for His purposes? 4. How does the concept of spiritual abundance and prosperity manifest in the life of a believer today? 5. Reflect on a promise from God that you are holding onto. How does the account of the land allocation in Joshua encourage you in your faith journey? Connections to Other Scriptures Genesis 49:20Jacob's blessing to Asher, highlighting the abundance and prosperity of the tribe, which connects to the fertile land they received. Judges 1:31-32The failure of the tribe of Asher to drive out the inhabitants of the land, which led to cohabitation with the Canaanites, impacting their spiritual and cultural integrity. 1 Kings 20:26-30Aphek is mentioned as a site of battle between Israel and the Arameans, illustrating its strategic importance. 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 Aphek, Cities, Hamlets, Included, Places, Rehob, Towns, Twenty, Twenty-two, Ummah, 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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