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Joshua 19:18

Joshua 19:18
And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Hapharaim,.... The first of these is by Jerom (y) called Aphraim, a city of the tribe of Issachar; and adds, there is at this day a village called Affarea, six miles from Legion to the north:…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Jezreel and its famous and fertile plain are the choicest part of the inheritance of Issachar Jos 17:16. Shunem - Here the Philistines pitched before the battle of Gilboa 1Sa 28:4. The place is also…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Jezreel - This city, according to Calmet, was situated in an open country, having the town of Legion on the west, Bethshan on the east, on the south the mountains of Gilboa, and on the north those of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joshua 19:17-23

The lot of Issachar ran from Jordan in the east to the great sea in the west, Manasseh on the south, and Zebulun on the north. A numerous tribe, Num 26:25. Tola, one of the judges, was of this tribe,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And their border lay above that of Manasseh, and, according to Josephus, "extended in length from Carmel to the Jordan, and in breadth to Mount Tabor."

was toward Jezreel Observe in this verse that…