The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended at the Jordan. The border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok. It reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise. The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor, Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
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The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakkum. It ended at the Jordan.
The border turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there to Hukkok. It reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrise.
The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,
Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
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The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, 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.
And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
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The sixth lot came out for the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.
And their border was from Heleph, from Elon-beza-anannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakkum; and the goings out thereof were at the Jordan.
And the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from thence to Hukok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrising.
And the fortified cities were Ziddim-zer, and Hammath, and Rakkath, and Chinnereth;
and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor;
and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor;
and Iron, and Migdal-el, and Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
Cross-references (16)
- Joshua 11:1 (v36) When Jabin king of Hazor heard of it, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,
- Joshua 11:2 (v35) and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor…
- Genesis 10:18 (v35) the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
- Deuteronomy 33:23 (v34) About Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of Yahweh’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”
- Judges 4:11 (v33) Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab, Moses’ brother-in-law, and had pitched his…
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- 1 Kings 8:65 (v35) So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt,…
- Numbers 13:21 (v35) So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
- Numbers 34:8 (v35) From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
- Joshua 11:20 (v36) For it was of Yahweh to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no…
- Joshua 12:19 (v36) the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;
- Joshua 12:22 (v37) the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
- Joshua 13:27 (v35) and in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan’s bank, to…
- Joshua 19:12 (v34) It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.
- Joshua 19:22 (v34) The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
- Joshua 20:7 (v37) They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (also called…
- Mark 6:53 (v35) When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain On v32 The next lot mentioned is that of Naphtali, and…
The next lot mentioned is that of Naphtali, and it seems to correspond with the disposition and manners of that tribe. For Jacob had testified, Naphtali is a hind let loose; he gave goodly words. For this reason they seem to have been contiguous on one side to the children of Judah, and to have been surrounded on other sides by the enclosures of their brethren. Indeed, in its being said that the tribe of Dan took Lesen, there seems to be a tacit comparison, because the children of Naphtali did not employ arms to force their way into their inheritance, but kept themselves quietly in a subdued territory, and thus enjoyed safety and tranquillity under the faith, and, as it were, protection of Judah and the other tribes. The capture of Lesen by the children of Dan, in accordance with the divine grant which they had received of it, did not take place till after the death of Joshua. But the fact which is more fully detailed in the book of Judges is here mentioned in passing, because praise was due to them for their boldness and activity in thus embracing the right which God had bestowed upon them, and so trusting in him as to go down bravely and defeat the enemy.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv33–35 These cities were in the country of Zaanannim.
These cities were in the country of Zaanannim.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv33, 34, 35, 38 Their coast; their northern border, drawn from west to…
Their coast; their northern border, drawn from west to east, as appears, because when this coast is described and brought to its end, the coast is said to turn from the east westward, Jos 19:34. The outgoings, i.e. the end of that coast.
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Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v32 Naphtali lay furthest north of all the tribes, bordering…
Naphtali lay furthest north of all the tribes, bordering on Mount Libanus. The city of Leshem, or Liash, lay on the utmost edge of it to the north, and therefore when the Danites had made themselves masters of it, and called it Dan, the length of Canaan from north to south was reckoned from Dan to Beersheba. It had Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah upon Jordan, probably a city of that name, and so distinguished from the tribe of Judah on the east. It was in the lot of this tribe, near the waters of Merom, that Joshua fought and routed Jabin, Jos 11:1. etc. In this tribe stood Capernaum and Bethsaida, on the north end of the sea of Tiberias, in which Christ did so many mighty works; and the mountain (as is supposed) on which Christ preached, Mat 5:1.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv32–39 And their coast was from Heleph,.... That is, their…
And their coast was from Heleph,.... That is, their northern coast, reaching from west to east, as appears by the ending of it at Jordan; the Alexandrian copy of the Greek version calls it Mlepeh, the Targum, Meheleph, and Jerom, Mealeb, which he calls the border of Naphtali; which, though to the north, cannot be expressly said what and where it was:
from Allon to Zaanannim; or rather from the oak, or from the plain in Zaanannim (d); for it seems to be the same with the plain of Zanaaim, Jdg 4:11.
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and Adami, Nekeb; some make these to be but one city, and the latter only an epithet of the former; but the Talmudists (e) make them two, as we do, and call the first Damin, and the latter Ziadetha; but what and where either of them were exactly is not known; for Adami cannot be the same with Adam, Jos 3:16; as some think; for that was in Peraea, on the other side Jordan; See Gill on Jos 3:16,
and Jabneel; Jabneel is different from that which was on the borders of Judah, Jos 15:11; and is called by the Jews (f) since Cepherjamah:
unto Lakum; of which we nowhere else read:
and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan; here the coast ended this way.
(d) "Ab querceto in Tzahanannimis", Junius & Tremellius; so Piscator. (e) T. Hieros. Megillah, fol. 70. 1. (f) T. Hieros. Megillah, fol. 70. 1.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv33, 35 Their coast - Their northern border drawn from west…
Their coast - Their northern border drawn from west to east, as appears, because when this coast is described and brought to its end, the coast is said to turn from the east westward, ver. 34. The out-goings - The end of that coast.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv34, 35, 36, 38 Verse 34. And to Judah upon Jordan] It is…
Verse 34. And to Judah upon Jordan] It is certain that the tribe of Naphtali did not border on the east upon Judah, for there were several tribes betwixt them. Some think that as these two tribes were bounded by Jordan on the east, they might be considered as in some sort conjoined, because of the easy passage to each other by means of the river; but this might be said of several other tribes as well as of these. There is considerable difficulty in the text as it now stands; but if, with the Septuagint, we omit Judah, the difficulty vanishes, and the passage is plain: but this omission is supported by no MS. hitherto discovered. It is however very probable that some change has taken place in the words of the text, וביהודה הירדן ubihudah haiyarden, "and by Judah upon Jordan." Houbigant, who terms them verba sine re ac sententia, "words without sense or meaning," proposes, instead of them, to read ובגדות הירדן ubigdoth haiyarden, "and by the banks of Jordan;" a word which is used Jos 3:15, and which here makes a very good sense.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv32, 34 Jos 19:32-33. The sixth lot came out, &c. —…
Jos 19:32-33. The sixth lot came out, &c. — Here the younger son of Bilhah, the hand-maid of Rachel, is preferred before the elder, who was Dan, (Gen 30:6; Gen 30:8,) as Zebulun was before Issachar. Such was the method of Divine Providence in that nation, to convince them that they ought not to value themselves too highly, as they were apt to do, upon their external privileges. Their coast — Their northern border, drawn from west to east, as appears; because, when the coast is described and brought to its end, it is said to turn from the east westward, Jos 19:34. The out- goings — The end of that coast.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv33–35 From Allon to Zaanannim - Render “from the oak…
From Allon to Zaanannim - Render “from the oak forest at Zaanannim.” From Jdg 4:11 it appears that this oak or oak-forest was near Kedesh.
Adami, Nekeb - Render “Adami of the Pass.” Possibly the ancient “Deir el Ahmar” (“red cloister”), which derives its name from the color of the soil in the neighborhood, as perhaps Adami did. The spot lies about 8 miles northwest of Baalbek.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv33–38 Heleph seems to have been on the north-eastern limits…
Heleph seems to have been on the north-eastern limits of Nephthali. The cities on the Jordan southwards, as far as Genesareth, are specified. (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv32, 34 OF NAPHTALI. (Jos 19:32-39)
OF NAPHTALI. (Jos 19:32-39)
the sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali--Although the cities mentioned have not been discovered, it is evident, from Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh, that is, on the northwest of Lake Merom (Jdg 4:11), that the boundary described (Jos 19:34) ran from the southwest towards the northeast, up to the sources of the Jordan.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv32–38 NAPHTALI’S LOT, Jos_19:32-39.
NAPHTALI’S LOT, Jos_19:32-39.
[The territory of Naphtali was bounded on the east by the Jordan and sea of Galilee, on the south by Zebulun, on the west and north by Asher. The northern limit probably ran into the splendid valley of the Litany, which separates the two great ranges of Lebanon. The excellence of Naphtali’s portion is indicated in Moses’ song, where he speaks of him as “satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the Lord, possessing the west and the south.” Deu_33:23. The latter part should be rendered, “Possess thou the sea and the sunny clime.” “Naphtali possessed,” says J.L. Porter, “a greater variety of soil, scenery, and climate than any of the other tribes. Its northern portions are the highlands of Palestine. The sublime ravine of the Leontes separates its mountains from the chain of Lebanon, of which, however, they may be regarded as a prolongation. The scenery is here rich and beautiful. In the centre of this park-like region lie the ruins of the sanctuary of the tribe, the northern city of refuge, Kadesh-Naphtali.
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The ridge rises gradually towards the south, and culminates at Safed, which has an elevation of nearly three thousand feet.
“The southern section of Naphtali was the garden of Palestine. The little plains along the shore of the Sea of Galilee and the vales that run up into the mountains are of unrivalled fertility. Josephus describes the plain on the shore of the lake as an earthly paradise, where the choicest fruits grew luxuriantly, and where eternal spring reigned. His words were not much exaggerated, for now, though more a wilderness than a paradise, its surpassing richness is apparent.”
Jacob spoke of Naphtali as “a hind let loose.” Gen_49:21. The tribe had many a noble and fleet warrior. but, like the timid hind, they shrunk from aggressive war, and left several of their cities in the hands of the Canaanites. Jdg_1:33. The valiant Barak lacked confidence to venture alone against the hosts of Sisera, (Jos_4:8,) but when fully roused, like a hind brought to bay, he scorned his soul to death on the high places of the battlefield. Jdg_5:18, note.] From his exposed position on the northern frontier Naphtali was the first to fall into the hands of the Assyrian invaders, (2Ki_15:29,) but after the captivity the Israelites largely settled again in thin territory. His lot included the scene of the great victory of Joshua over the northern confederacy, and also many places where the Greater Joshua, by his mighty miracles and wondrous teachings, confounded his foes and laid the foundation of his everlasting kingdom. This region is Galilee of the Gentiles, whose “people, which sat in darkness, saw great light.” Isa_9:1; Mat_4:16.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv32–39 32–39. The Territory of the Tribe of Naphtali
32–39. The Territory of the Tribe of Naphtali
32. The sixth lot] fell out to the tribe descended from Naphtali, the fifth son of the patriarch Jacob, which, during the march through the wilderness, occupied a position north of the Tabernacle, side by side with Dan and Asher (Num_2:25-31), and at the census taken at Mount Sinai numbered upwards of 53400 fighting men (Num_1:43; Num_2:30).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv33, 34, 35, 38 (33) And their coast was . . .—This verse…
(33) And their coast was . . .—This verse is thus translated by Conder, “Their coast was from Heleph and the Plain of Bitzanannim and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel,unto Lakum,and the outgoings were at Jordan.”
The east border of the tribe is Jordan, including the waters of Merom and the Sea of Galilee. The tribe of Issachar on the south, and the tribes of Zebulun and Asher on the west, are conterminous with Naphtali.
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The places mentioned are identified as follows:—
Heleph.—(Beit Lif, sheet 4). The plain of Bitzanannim (Kh.-Bessum, sheet 6). Adami (Kh.-Admah, sheet 9): this is the southernmost of all the towns named. Nekeb (Kh.-Seiyâdeh, sheet 6). Jabneel (Yemma, sheet 5). All the above places, except Heleph, lie near the Sea of Galilee, on the south-west side.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv33–39 From Allon to Zaanannim Or, the oak which is…
From Allon to Zaanannim Or, the oak which is at Zaanannim. (cf. Allon-bachuth, the oak of weeping, Gen_35:8) Zaanannim is the same as the Zaanaim mentioned in Jud_1:4:11. For the Keri is Zaanannim there, and the word here rightly translated "oak" is rendered there "plain, as in Gen_12:6 and elsewhere. It has been supposed to lie northwest of Lake Huleh, the ancient Merom, whence we find that the scene of that famous battle was assigned to the tribe of Naphtali. The border of Naphtali is more lightly traced than any previous one, and is regarded as being sufficiently defined, save toward the north, by the boundaries of the other tribes.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv32, 35, 38 The sixth casting of lots
The sixth casting of lots
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The sixth
number six in a list (See: Ordinal Numbers)
Heleph ... Zaanannim ... Adami Nekeb ... Jabneel ... Lakkum ... Aznoth Tabor ... Hukkok
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Naphtali
clan
oak
Zebulun
Asher
Judah
Jordan River
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v32 19:32-39 The tribe of Naphtali occupied eastern Galilee and…
19:32-39 The tribe of Naphtali occupied eastern Galilee and overlooked the Sea of Galilee. Because a branch of an international trade route from Egypt to Mesopotamia ran through the territory of Naphtali, this tribe enjoyed periods of prosperity when Israel’s kings were strong. The city of Hazor was within Naphtali’s territory, guarding a section of that route. Naphtali is mentioned in Matt 4:13-16 in connection with Jesus’ ministry in Galilee.
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