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Joshua 21:30
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua 21:30 occurs within a chronological inventory of Levitical city assignments, specifically recording the territorial grant from the tribe of Asher. The narrator functions as a scribe documenting the fulfillment of the land distribution mandate.
The words — The text lists מִשְׁאָ֖ל (mish'Al) and עַבְדּ֖וֹן (avDon), which are the proper place names Mishal and Abdon. It pairs them with מִגְרָשֶׁׁ֑הָ (migraShehah), literally "pasture lands of it," designating the agricultural hinterland attached to those settlements.
The thread — The same allocation appears in 1 Chronicles 6:74, which repeats the grant of Mashal and Abdon from Asher. The broader geographic framework for these cities is established in Joshua 19:25, which outlines the boundaries and urban centers of the tribe of Asher.
Why it lands — The verse operates as a administrative record that requires the reader to verify the precise mapping of tribal inheritance. It asks for attention to the concrete fulfillment of territorial promises without introducing theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Cross-references
- Joshua 19:25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,
- 1 Chronicles 6:74 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,