Bible Strands
Joshua 19:46
Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the specific towns and boundaries assigned during the tribal land distribution. The passage functions as a geographic marker within the larger allotment narrative.
The words — יָפֽוֹ (Yafo) translates to Joppa, and מ֥וּל (mul) means opposite to or across from, describing the territory's location relative to the coastal port.
The thread — Joppa appears later as a shipping port for cedar logs in 2 Chronicles 2:16, a departure point for Jonah in Jonah 1:3, and the location of Tabitha in Acts 9:36.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of the precise geographic boundaries given to the tribes and the strategic coastal location of Joppa in Israel's territorial allotment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Me–jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 2:16 We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
- Jonah 1:3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
- Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
- Acts 9:43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
- Acts 10:8 He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.