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- Jos 19:10-16 -- Zebulun's Tribal Lands
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Zebulun
[isbe] ZEBULUN - zeb'-u-lun (zebhulun, also written zebuwlun and zebuluwn; the first form occurs only in Jdg 1:30; the other two are frequent, and are used interchangeably; Zaboulon): In Gen 30:20 Leah exclaims, "God hath endowed m...
[nave] ZEBULUN 1. Son of Jacob and Leah, Gen. 30:20; 35:23; 46:14; 49:13; Ex. 1:3; 1 Chr. 2:1. Descendants of, Gen. 46:14; Num. 26:26, 27. Called also Zabulon. 2. Tribe of. Place of, in march and camp, Num. 2:3, 7; 10:14, 16. Te...
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Zebulun, Lot of
[ebd] in Galilee, to the north of Issachar and south of Asher and Naphtali (Josh. 19:10-16), and between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean. According to ancient prophecy this part of Galilee enjoyed a large share of our Lor...
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GENESIS, 4
[isbe] GENESIS, 4 - IV. The Historical Character. 1. History of the Patriarchs: (Genesis 12 through 50): (1) Unfounded Attacks upon the History. (a) From General Dogmatic Principles: In order to disprove the historical character of...
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JOSHUA (2)
[isbe] JOSHUA (2) - || I. FORM AND SIGNIFICANCE OF NAME II. HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF JOSHUA 1. First Appearance 2. The Minister of Moses 3. One of the Spies 4. The Head of the People (1) His First Act--Sending of the Spies (2) Crossi...
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Joshua
[nave] JOSHUA 1. Called also Jehoshua, and Jehoshuah, and Oshea. Son of Nun, Num. 13:8; 1 Chr. 7:27. Intimately associated with Moses, Ex. 24:13; 32:17; 33:11. A religious zealot, Num. 11:28. Sent with others to view the promise...
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Israel
[nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
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Sarid
[isbe] SARID - sa'-rid (saridh; Codex Vaticanus Esedekgola, Seddouk; Codex Alexandrinus Sarthid, Sarid): A place on the southern border of Zebulun to the West of Chisloth-tabor (Josh 19:10,12). It is mentioned but not identified in...
[smith] (survivor), a chief landmark of the territory of Zebulun. (Joshua 19:10,12) All that can be gathered of its position is that it lay to the west of Chislothtabor.
[nave] SARID, a city on the boundary of the tribe of Zebulun, Josh. 19:10, 12.
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Neah
[ebd] shaking, or settlement, or descent, a town on the east side of Zebulun, not far from Rimmon (Josh. 19:13).
[isbe] NEAH - ne'-a (ha-ne`ah, "the neah"; Annoua): A town in the lot of Zebulun (Josh 19:13), mentioned along with Gath-hepher and Rimmon. It is possibly identical with "Neiel" (Josh 19:27). No name resembling either of these has ...
[smith] (shaking) a place which was one of the landmarks on the boundary of Zebulun. (Joshua 19:13) only. It has not yet been certainly identified.
[nave] NEAH, a city in Zebulun, Josh. 19:13.
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Maralah
[ebd] trembling, a place on the southern boundary of Zebulun (Josh. 19:11). It has been identified with the modern M'alul, about 4 miles south-west of Nazareth.
[isbe] MARALAH - mar'-a-la (mar`alah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maragelda; Codex Alexandrinus Marila): A place on the western border of Zebulun (Josh 19:11). Peshitta renders Ramath ta`le', "height of the fox." It is not identifi...
[smith] (trembling) one of the land marks on the boundary of the tribe of Zebulun. (Joshua 19:11)
[nave] MARALAH, a landmark on the boundary of Zebulun, Josh. 19:11.
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Bethlehem
[ebd] house of bread. (1.) A city in the "hill country" of Judah. It was originally called Ephrath (Gen. 35:16, 19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11). It was also called Beth-lehem Ephratah (Micah 5:2), Beth-lehem-judah (1 Sam. 17:12), and "the ci...
[isbe] BETHLEHEM - beth'-le-hem (bethlechem; Baithleem, or Bethleem, "house of David," or possibly "the house of Lakhmu," an Assyrian deity): I. Bethlehem Judah: Bethlehem Judah, or EPHRATH or EPHRATHAH (which see) is now Beit Lahm...
[smith] (house of bread). One of the oldest towns in Palestine, already in existence at the time of Jacob?s return to the country. Its earliest name was EPHRATAH, OR EPHRATH or EPHRATAH. See (Genesis 35:16,19; 48:7) After the conque...
[nave] BETHLEHEM A city S.W. of Jerusalem, Judg. 17:7; 19:18. Called Ephratah and Ephrath, Gen. 48:7; Psa. 132:6; Mic. 5:2; and Beth-lehem-judah, Judg. 17:7-9; 19:1, 18; Ruth 1:1; 1 Sam. 17:12. Rachel dies and is buried at, Gen. ...
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Idalah
[ebd] snares(?), a city near the west border of Zebulun (Josh. 19:15). It has been identified with the modern Jeida, in the valley of Kishon.
[isbe] IDALAH - id'-a-la, i-da'-la (yidh'alah): A town in the territory of Zebulun, named with Shimron and Beth-lehem (Josh 19:15). The Talmud identifies it with Churyeh (Talm Jerusalem on Megh., I, 1). This, Conder thinks, may be ...
[smith] (memorial of God), one of the cities of the tribe of Zebulun, named between Shimron and Bethlehem. (Joshua 19:15)
[nave] IDALAH, a town of Zebulun, Josh. 19:15.
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Kattath
[ebd] (Josh. 19:15), a town of Asher, has been identified with Kana el Jelil. (See CANA.)
[isbe] KATTATH - kat'-ath (qaTTath): A city in the territory of Zebulun, named with Iphtah-el, Nahalel, and Shimron (Josh 19:15), perhaps to be identified with Kitron (Jdg 1:30), from which Zebulun did not expel the Canaanites; and...
[smith] (small), one of cities of the tribe of Zebulun. (Joshua 19:15)
[nave] KATTATH, a city in Zebulun, Josh. 19:15.
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Gittah-hepher
[ebd] (Josh. 19:13). See GATH-HEPHER.
[isbe] GITTAH-HEPHER - git-a-he'-fer (gittah chepher): the King James Version (Josh 19:13) for Gath-hepher. Gittah is correctly Gath with the Hebrew letter, he ("h") locale, meaning "toward Gath."
[nave] GITTAH-HEPHER, a prolonged form of Gath-hepher, which see. Josh. 19:13.
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Daberath
[ebd] pasture, a Levitical town of Issachar (Josh. 19:12; 21:28), near the border of Zebulum. It is the modern small village of Deburich, at the base of Mount Tabor. Tradition has incorrectly made it the scene of the miracle of th...
[isbe] DABERATH - dab'-e-rath (ha-dabherath, "pasture"; Dabeiroth): A city in the territory of Issachar, on the boundary between that tribe and Zebulun (Josh 19:12). It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Josh 21:28; 1 Ch 6:72)...
[nave] DABERATH, called also Dabareh. A town of Issachar, Josh. 19:12; 21:28. Assigned to the Levites, 1 Chr. 6:72.
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TABOR
[isbe] TABOR - ta'-ber, tar'-bor (tabhor; Codex Vaticanus Thachcheia; Codex Alexandrinus Thabor): One of the towns in the territory of Zebulun, given to the Merarite Levites (1 Ch 6:77). The parallel list in Josh 21:24 f contains n...
[smith] is mentioned in the lists of 1Chr 6 as a city of the Merarite Levites, in the tribe of Zebulun. ver. (1Â Chronicles 6:77) The list of the towns of Zebulun. Josh 19 contains the name of Chisloth-tabor. ver. (Joshua 19:12) It...
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Shimron
[ebd] watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its villages, allotted to Zebulun (Josh. 19:15); now probably Semunieh, on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5 miles west of Nazareth.
[smith] (watch-height). A city of Zebulun. (Joshua 11:1; 19:15) Its full appellation was perhaps Shimron-meron. The fourth son of Issachar according to the lists of Genesis, (Genesis 46:13) and Numbers, (Numbers 26:24) and the head ...
[nave] SHIMRON 1. Son of Issachar, Gen. 46:13; Num. 26:24. Called Shimrom, 1 Chr. 7:1. 2. A city in Zebulun, Josh. 11:1; 19:15. See: Shimron-meron.
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Japhia
[ebd] splendid. (1.) The king of Lachish, who joined in the confederacy against Joshua (Josh. 10:3), and was defeated and slain. In one of the Amarna tablets he speaks of himself as king of Gezer. Called also Horam (Josh. 10:33). ...
[smith] (splended) The boundary of Zebulun ascended from Daberath to Japhia, and thence passed to Gath-hepher. (Joshua 19:12) Yafa , two miles south of Nazareth. ,is not unlikely to be identical with Japhin.
[nave] JAPHIA 1. King of Lachish, Josh. 10:3. 2. A town of Zebulun, Josh. 19:12. 3. A son of David, 2 Sam. 5:15; 1 Chr. 3:7; 14:6.
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Nahallal
[ebd] pasture, a city in Zebulun on the border of Issachar (Josh. 19:15), the same as Nahalol (Judg. 1:30). It was given to the Levites. It has been by some identified with Malul in the plain of Esdraelon, 4 miles from Nazareth.
[nave] NAHALLAL, called also Nahalal and Nahalol. A Levitical city, Josh. 19:15; 21:35; Judg. 1:30.
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Dabbasheth
[smith] (a hill-place), a town on the boundary of Zebulun. (Joshua 19:11)
[nave] DABBASHETH, a place on the boundary line of Zebulun, Josh. 19:11.
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GATHHEPHER, OR GITTAHHEPHER
[smith] (wine-press on the hill), a town on the border of the territory of Zebulun, not far from Japhia, now ?Yafa , (Joshua 19:12,13) celebrated as the native place of the prophet Jonah. (2Â Kings 14:25) El-Meshhad , a village two...
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