Bible Strands
Joshua 19:35
The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the geographic boundaries and municipal settlements within a tribal allotment, listing specific locations in sequence.
The words — The phrase וְעָרֵי מִבְצָר (ve./'a.Rei miv.Tzar) translates literally as "and cities of fortification," functioning as a plural construct that applies to the entire list that follows.
The thread — The same locations appear in Joshua 11:2 regarding northern kings, Genesis 10:18 among Canaanite clans, and 1 Kings 8:65 marking a territorial extent from Lebo-hamath.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that ancient boundaries were defined through named, fortified settlements rather than abstract lines, requiring precise geographic awareness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
Cross-references
- Joshua 11:2 to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west;
- Genesis 10:18 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,
- 1 Kings 8:65 So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.
- Numbers 13:21 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
- Numbers 34:8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
- Joshua 13:27 and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
- Mark 6:53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.