Joshua 19:24-31

Joshua 19:24-31

[24] And the fifth  lot  came out  for the tribe  of the children  of Asher  according to their families.  [25] And their border  was Helkath,  and Hali,  and Beten,  and Achshaph,  [26] And Alammelech,  and Amad,  and Misheal;  and reacheth  to Carmel  westward,  and to Shihorlibnath;  [27] And turneth  toward the sunrising  to Bethdagon,  and reacheth  to Zebulun,  and to the valley  of Jiphthahel  toward the north side  of Bethemek,  and Neiel,  and goeth out  to Cabul  on the left hand,  [28] And Hebron,  and Rehob,  and Hammon,  and Kanah,  even unto great  Zidon;  [29] And then the coast  turneth  to Ramah,  and to the strong  city  Tyre;  and the coast  turneth  to Hosah;  and the outgoings  thereof are at the sea  from the coast  to Achzib:  [30] Ummah  also, and Aphek,  and Rehob:  twenty  and two  cities  with their villages.  [31] This is the inheritance  of the tribe  of the children  of Asher  according to their families,  these cities  with their villages. 

What does Joshua 19:24-31 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Asher"s territory stretched along the Mediterranean coastline from where the Carmel range of mountains meets the Plain of Sharon northward to the northern border of Canaan. The Phoenicians lived north of Asher on this coast. Asher"s neighbor on the southeast was Zebulun, and on the east it was Naphtali. The writer mentioned22towns but recorded the names of only a few ( Joshua 19:30).