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Joshua 19:22

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 19:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
Joshua 19:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19and Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,
20and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Ebez,
21and Remeth, and Engannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez,
22and the border reached to Tabor, and Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh; and the goings out of their border were at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
23This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.
24And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
25And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the coast reacheth to Tabor, etc.] Tabor was the name of a mountain in those parts; it is generally supposed to be the mountain on which our Lord was transfigured, though it is not sufficiently evident; (see Gill on “<244618>Jeremiah 46:18”). There was a city of this name near it, (<130677>1 Chronicles 6:77), and which is meant here, and which either gave unto or received name from the mount. The Greeks call it Itabyrium, and it is described by Polybius f455 as situated on a hill rising in the form of a pap or breast, and has an ascent of more than fifteen furlongs, and he calls it a city; and Shahazimah is not mentioned any where else; and Bethshemesh; there seem to have been several…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Tabor: Jos 19:12; Jdg 4:6; Ch1 6:77; Jer 46:18 Bethshemesh: Jos 19:38, Jos 21:16; Sa1 6:9-19; Kg1 4:9; Kg2 14:11-13 Joshua 19:24”
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