Joshua 19:24

“And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher, etc.] Which entitled them to an inheritance next described: according to their families; which was sufficient for them, and divided to them according to their number.”

“OF ASHER. (Jos 19:24-31) the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher--The western boundary is traced from north to south through the cities mentioned; the site of them, however, is unknown.”

“19:24-31 The land allocated to the tribe of Asher included the Plain of Acco on the Mediterranean coast and western Galilee. To the southwest, Asher touched Carmel, sharing at least a short common border with land allotted to the tribe of Manasseh. To the north, the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon limited Asher’s expansion.”

“The lot Asher lay upon the coast of the great sea. We read of only one remarkable person of this tribe, and that was Anna, the prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, a widow of about four-score and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. Luk 2:26-38 Joshua 19:25”

“The Inheritance of Asher. - Asher received its territory along the Mediterranean Sea from Carmel to the northern boundary of Canaan itself. The description commences with the central portion, viz., the neighbourhood of Acco ( Jos 19:25), going first of all towards the south ( Jos 19:26, Jos 19:27), and then to the north ( Jos 19:28, Jos 19:30). Jos 19:25 The territory of the Asherites was as follows. Helkath, which was given up to the Levites ( Jos 21:31, and Ch1 6:75, where Hukok is an old copyist's error), is the present Jelka, three hours to the east of Acco (Akka: Scholz, Reise, p. 257), or Jerka, a Druse village situated upon an eminence, and judging from the remains, an ancient place…”