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Joshua 19:26
Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the western boundary of a tribal allotment, listing specific towns and landmark intersections. The narrative marks the exact geographic limits as the land is divided among the tribes.
The words — פָּגַע (pa.Ga') translates literally as "it touches," denoting the border's physical contact with a landmark, while כַּרְמֶל (khar.Mel) identifies the mountain range that anchors that limit.
The thread — The same location appears in 1 Kings 18:20 and 1 Kings 18:42 as the setting for a prophetic confrontation, and in Song of Solomon 7:5 as a comparison for regal appearance.
Why it lands — The verse requires precise territorial awareness, forcing the reader to track how inherited boundaries map onto physical geography without ambiguity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor–libnath;
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 18:20 So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
- 1 Kings 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
- Song of Solomon 7:5 Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
- Isaiah 33:9 The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
- Joshua 21:30 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
- 1 Samuel 15:12 Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”
- 1 Chronicles 6:74 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
- Isaiah 35:2 It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
- Isaiah 37:24 Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
- Jeremiah 46:18 As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.