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The Allotment of Asher

24 The fifth allotment fell[a] for the tribe of the descendants[b] of Asher according to their families. 25 Their border was Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, 26 Allamelech, Amad, and Mishal; it touches Carmel to the west, and Shihor-Libnat. 27 Then it turns eastward[c] to Beth-dagon and touches Zebulun and the valley of Yiptah-El to the north[d] to Beth Emeck and Neiel; it continues to Cabul from the north, 28 and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah up to Great Sidon; 29 then the border turns to Ramah, and up to the fortified city of Tyre, where the border turns to Hosah; it ends[e] at the sea, from Hebel to Aczib. 30 Included were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities and their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants[f] of Asher according to their families, these cities and their villages.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 19:24 Literally “came out”
  2. Joshua 19:24 Or “sons”
  3. Joshua 19:27 Literally “to the rising of the sun”
  4. Joshua 19:27 Literally “left hand/side”
  5. Joshua 19:29 Literally “the goings out of it were”
  6. Joshua 19:31 Or “sons”

Asher’s Inheritance

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher’s descendants by their clans.

25 Their boundary included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal and reached westward to Carmel and Shihor-libnath. 27 It turned eastward to Beth-dagon, reached Zebulun and Iphtah-el Valley, north toward Beth-emek and Neiel, and went north to Cabul,(A) 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as greater Sidon. 29 The boundary then turned to Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre; it turned back to Hosah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea, including Mahalab, Achzib,[a] 30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two cities, with their settlements.

31 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Asher’s descendants by their clans, these cities with their settlements.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:29 Or Sea, in the region of Achzib