Territory of Asher

24 Now the fifth lot went to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families. 25 Their territory was Helkath, Hali, Beten, and Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel on the west and Shihor-libnath. 27 It turned toward the [a]east to Beth-dagon and reached Zebulun, and to the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it proceeded on [b]north to (A)Cabul, 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Great (B)Sidon. 29 The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and [c]it ended at the sea by the region of (C)Achzib. 30 Included also were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages. 31 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 19:27 Lit sunrise
  2. Joshua 19:27 Lit from the left hand
  3. Joshua 19:29 Lit the goings out of it were

Asher’s Allocation

24 The fifth lottery went to the tribe of Asher according to its families. 25 The territorial boundary included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal, and on the west Carmel and Shihor-libnath, 27 then proceeded east to Beth-dagon. It proceeded to Zebulun and the Iphtah-el Valley, turned north to Beth-emek and Neiel, then proceeded north to Cabul, 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah as far as Great Sidon. 29 There the boundary turned toward Ramah, reaching to the fortress city of Tyre and turned to Hosah, where it terminated at the Mediterranean[a] Sea. Also included were[b] Mahalab, Achzib, 30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob, for a total of 22 towns and villages. 31 These towns and villages are the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to its families.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 19:29 The Heb. lacks Mediterranean
  2. Joshua 19:29 The Heb. lacks Also included were