Bible Strands
Joshua 19:13
From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the territorial boundaries during the division of the Promised Land. He describes the border's path to the tribes receiving their inheritance.
The words — עָבַר ('a.Var) means "it passes on" or "crosses," marking the border's movement. קֵדְמָה/מִזְרָחָה (Ke.de.ma/h / miz.Ra.cha/h) both denote "eastward," emphasizing the directional shift of the line.
The thread — The boundary motif reappears in 2 Kings 14:25, where Jeroboam II restores Israel's borders according to prophecy. Both passages use territorial limits to track divine fulfillment and national stability.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of God's precise allocation of land. It asks the reader to respect inherited boundaries as concrete expressions of divine promise rather than abstract ideals.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah–hepher, to Ittah–kazin, and goeth out to Remmon–methoar to Neah;
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 14:25 This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.