Joshua 19:28

“And Hebron, etc.] Hebron seems to be the same with Abdon, (<062130>Joshua 21:30 <130674>1 Chronicles 6:74); r and d being changed, of which there are other instances; and hereby this is distinguished from another Hebron in the tribe of Judah, more commonly known, (<061554>Joshua 15:54); and Rehob; in the time of Jerom f466, there was a village called Rooba, four miles from Scythopolis, and which he says was a city separated to the Levites, as this was, or one of the same name in this tribe; for there was another, (<061930>Joshua 19:30); (see <062131>Joshua 21:31); but whether either of them is the same with this is not certain; and Hammon; of this city we read nowhere else: and Kanah; this…”

“These verses refer to the northern portion of the territory of Asher, on the Phoenician frontier. Some names may have dropped out of the text, the number Joshua 19:30 not tallying with the catalogue. Ramah still retains its ancient name, and lies about twelve miles southeast of Tyre. Achzib is the modern “Zib,” on the coast, eight or nine miles north of Acre. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Kenah - Namely, Kenah the greater, in the upper Galilee; not Kenah the less, which was in the lower Galilee. Zidon - Called great for its antiquity, and riches, and glory. The city either was not given to the Israelites, or at least was never possessed by them; not without a singular providence of God, that they might not by the opportunity of so good a port, be engaged in much commerce with other nations; from which, together with wealth, that great corrupter of mankind, they might contract their errors and vices. Joshua 19:29”

“Rehob: Jos 19:30 Kanah: This seems a different Cana from that in Lower Galilee; and to be that which is placed in some maps east of Tyre, between Libanus and Antilibanus, and south of the river Cassimer, or Leitani. Joh 2:1, Joh 2:11, Joh 4:46, Cana great: Jos 11:8; Jdg 1:31; Isa 23:2, Isa 23:4, Isa 23:12 Joshua 19:29”