Bible Strands
Joshua 19:28
It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the eastern survey line of the tribal allotment for Asher as the boundary markers move northward. The narrator lists specific towns while tracking the geographic progression of the land distribution.
The words — The text notes the border reaching צִידוֹן רַבָּה (tzi.Don ra.Bah), literally "Sidon the Great," which marks the northern terminus of the Asher territory. This designation distinguishes the primary urban center from the surrounding settlements listed in the survey.
The thread — This northern limit corresponds to Genesis 10:19’s definition of Canaan’s extent and reappears in Judges 1:31, where Asher fails to displace the inhabitants of Sidon and Rehob. Joshua 11:8 similarly records Israel’s military pursuit extending to that same landmark.
Why it lands — The verse establishes a fixed territorial boundary, requiring the reader to identify the exact geography assigned to Asher. It demands recognition of the tribe’s allotted region without spiritualizing the list of towns.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
Cross-references
- Judges 1:31 Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
- Joshua 11:8 and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
- Genesis 10:19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
- Isaiah 23:2 Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
- Isaiah 23:4 Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”
- Isaiah 23:12 He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”
- John 2:1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
- John 2:11 Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
- John 4:46 So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.