Joshua - 19:24



24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

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Explanation and meaning of Joshua 19:24.

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And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the children of Aser by their kindreds:
And the fifth heritage came out for the tribe of Asher by their families.
And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the sons of Asher, by their families.
Egressa est autem sors quinta tribui filiorum Aser per familias suas.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher,.... 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. (Joshua 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.

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 (Joshua 19:25), going first of all towards the south (Joshua 19:26, Joshua 19:27), and then to the north (Joshua 19:28, Joshua 19:30).

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