Bible Strands
Joshua 19:27
then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the eastern boundary line of the tribe of Asher's inheritance during the final allotment of the Promised Land. The description follows the western border markers and precedes the northern extension toward Greater Sidon.
The words — וְשָׁב (ve-shav) literally means "and it turns back," signaling a directional change, while מִזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ (mizrah ha-shemesh) translates directly to "the rising of the sun," denoting an eastward course.
The thread — The boundary passes Cabul, which Hiram later derisively names the "Land of Cabul" (1 Kings 9:13), and touches Beth-dagon, echoing the location of the Philistine deity's temple in 1 Samuel 5:2.
Why it lands — The text charts a specific, unembellished territorial route, requiring the reader to acknowledge the concrete fulfillment of tribal land promises without adding theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth–dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah–el toward the north side of Beth–emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 9:13 “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.
- 1 Samuel 5:2 carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.