And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
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Interpretation
Joshua waited till all the tribes were settled, before he asked any provision for himself. He was content to be unfixed, till he saw them all placed, and herein is an example to all in public places, to prefer the common welfare before private advantage.
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This thought runs through Joshua 19:24-28.
Glossary
- Ebron Place
- A community; alliance. (1. ) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. Modern identification: Tel Avdon.
- Hammon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Umm el Awamid.
- Kanah Place
- Reedy; brook of reeds. (1. ) A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh, from the Mediterranean eastward to Tappuah ( Josh. 16:8 ). Modern identification: Qana.
- Rehob Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell el Balat.
- Sidon Place
- A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah ( Gen. 10:15 , 19). Modern identification: Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.