Bible Strands
Joshua 19:33
Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua distributes the sixth tribal allotment to the clans of Naphtali by casting lots. The narrator records the precise geographic boundaries assigned to this tribe.
The words — The Hebrew גְבוּלָם (gevu-la/m) translates literally as "their border," establishing the legal limits of the allotment. The phrase מֵ/אֵל֜וֹן בְּ/צַעֲנַנִּ֗ים (me-'e.lon be-tza-'a.na.Nim) denotes "from [the] great tree in Zaanannim," marking a specific territorial landmark.
The thread — The boundary description continues directly into Joshua 19:34 as it turns westward to Aznoth-tabor and Hukkok. The place name Heleph appears again in Judges 4:11 in connection with Heber the Kenite.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of how tribal inheritance was geographically defined and formally recorded. It requires the reader to track how specific landmarks anchored the territorial boundaries of the tribe of Naphtali.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:
Cross-references
- Judges 4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.