And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
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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 19:32-36.
Glossary
- Chinnereth Place
- Biblical body of water. Modern identification: Tel Kinrot.
- Hammath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Hamat Tiberias.
- Rakkath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Raqqat.
- Zer Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tyre.
- Ziddim Place
- Sides, a town of Naphtali ( Josh. 19:35 ), has been identified with Kefr-Hattin, the “village of the Hittites,” about 5 miles west of Tiberias.