Judges 1:31

“Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, etc.] The same with Ptolemais, (see Gill on “<442107>Acts 21:7”); so called from the first Ptolemy king of Egypt, who enlarged it; but it has since recovered its ancient name pretty nearly, and is now called Acca or Acra. “On its north and east sides (Mr. Maundrell says f21) it is encompassed with a spacious and fertile plain; on the west it is washed by the Mediterranean sea; and on the south by a large bay, extending from the city as far as Mount Carmel:” nor the inhabitants of Zidon; a well known city in Phoenicia, belonging to this tribe, (see <061928>Joshua 19:28); nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor Helbah, nor Aphik, nor of Rehob; two…”

“Compare the marginal reference. Accho, afterward called Ptolemais, now Akka or St. Jean d’Acre, is named here for the first time. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Asher: Jos 19:24-30 Accho: Accho, the Ptolemais of the Greeks and Romans, and called Saint John of Acre by the Crusaders, is situated on the Mediterranean, in a fine plain, at the north angle of a bay to which it gives name, and which extends in a semicircle of three leagues as far as Carmel, and nine leagues from Tyre. Zidon: Another celebrated city of Phoenicia, now Saide, situated in a fine country on the Mediterranean, 400 stadia from Berytus, and 200 (north) from Tyre, according to Strabo, one day's journey from Paneas, according to Josephus, and sixty-six miles from Damascus, according to Abulfeda. Achzib: Or, Ecdippa, now Zib, nine miles north, from Accho. Judges 1:32”