Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
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Interpretation
The people of Israel were very careless of their duty and interest. Owing to slothfulness and cowardice, they would not be at the pains to complete their conquests.
Glossary
- Acco Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Akko.
- Achzib Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Achziv.
- Ahlab Place
- Fatness, a town of Asher lying within the unconquered Phoenician border ( Judg. 1:31 ), north-west of the Sea of Galilee; commonly identified with Giscala, now el-Jish. Modern identification: Khirbet al Mahalib.
- Aphik Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Afek.
- Helbah Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet al Mahalib.
- Rehob Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Bir el Gharbi.
- 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.