Bible Strands
Joshua 19:43
Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the territorial allotment for the tribe of Dan, continuing the boundary markers after Shaalabbin, Aijalon, and Ithlah. The narrative documents the final cities assigned to Dan before the text moves to the next tribal inheritance.
The words — The Hebrew text lists וְ/אֵיל֥וֹן (ve./'ei.Lon) meaning "and Elon"; וְ/תִמְנָ֖תָ/ה (ve./tim.Na.ta/h) meaning "and Timnah"; and וְ/עֶקְרֽוֹן\׃ (ve./'ek.Ron) meaning "and Ekron." These are proper place names denoting specific settlements in the southern coastal plain.
The thread — Joshua 15:45 lists Ekron with its towns and villages as part of Judah's border. Judges 14:1 records Samson traveling down to Timnah to view a Philistine woman.
Why it lands — The text states three specific city names assigned to Dan without additional description. The reader must acknowledge the concrete fulfillment of the land distribution before considering any later historical or theological developments associated with those locations.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
Cross-references
- Genesis 38:12 After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.
- Joshua 15:45 Ekron, with its towns and villages;
- Judges 14:1 One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
- 1 Samuel 5:10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”
- Amos 1:8 I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.