And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;
Joshua 19:21 belongs to the geographical record distributing the land among the tribes of Israel, forming part of the account of the dividing and settling of the Promised Land. That dividing was by lot, where lot does not mean chance, hazard, or fortune but the determination of providence by which each one's part, division, fate, or portion is allotted, assigned, distributed, and portioned. This section of Joshua draws on written documents that accurately described the properties.
The verse places Remeth among the towns assigned to the tribe of Issachar. It names En-gannim among the towns allotted to Issachar, identified with Jenin, toward which the route descends south across the plain of Jezreel. Issachar was one of the tribal territories included in Galilee, which also included the districts assigned to Asher, Naphtali, and Zebulun. These tribes did not fully possess their territories but settled among the Canaanite population, sometimes making the Canaanites tributary.
Joshua 19:21 belongs to the geographical record distributing the land among the tribes of Israel, forming part of the account of the dividing and settling of the Promised Land. That dividing was by lot, where lot does not mean chance, hazard, or fortune but the determination of providence by which each one's part, division, fate, or portion is allotted, assigned, distributed, and portioned. This section of Joshua draws on written documents that accurately described the properties.
The verse places Remeth among the towns assigned to the tribe of Issachar. It names En-gannim among the towns allotted to Issachar, identified with Jenin, toward which the route descends south across the plain of Jezreel. Issachar was one of the tribal territories included in Galilee, which also included the districts assigned to Asher, Naphtali, and Zebulun. These tribes did not fully possess their territories but settled among the Canaanite population, sometimes making the Canaanites tributary.