Joshua 19:35

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Joshua 19:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
Joshua 19:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 19

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35And the fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

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 fenced cities [are] Ziddim, etc.] The later name of Ziddim, according to the Talmud f480, was Cepharchitiya, or the village of wheat, perhaps from the large quantity or goodness of wheat there; Zer is called by Jerom f481 Sor, and interpreted Tyre, the metropolis of Phoenicia, very wrongly, and, in the tribe of Naphtali; and Hammath probably was built by the youngest son of Canaan, (<011018>Genesis 10:18); or had its name in memory of him; it lay to the north of the land of Israel; (see <043408>Numbers 34:8); Rakkath, and Chinnereth; Rakkath according to the Jewish writers f482 is the same with Tiberias, as Chinnereth with Gennesaret, from whence the lake or sea of Tiberias, and the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The number of the fortified cities of Naphtali is remarkable, though it does not tally with the catalogue. It was no doubt good policy to protect the northern frontier by a belt of fortresses, as the south was protected by the fenced cities of Judah. Hammath, a Levitical city (compare Joshua 21:32; 1 Chronicles 6:76), is not to be confounded with the Hamath on the northeastern frontier of the land Numbers 13:21. The name (from a root signifying “to be warm”) probably indicates that hot springs existed here; and is perhaps rightly traced in Ammaus, near Tiberias. Rakkath was, according to the rabbis, rebuilt by Herod and called Tiberias. The name (“bank, shore”) suits the site of Tiberias…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Cinnereth - Whence the lake of Cinnereth or Genesareth received its name. Joshua 19:41”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Hammath: Gen 10:18; Num 13:21, Num 34:8, Num 34:8; Kg1 8:65, Hamath Chinnereth: Jos 11:2, Chinneroth, Jos 13:27; Mar 6:53, Gennesaret Joshua 19:36”
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