And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
Joshua 19:24 belongs to the record of the distribution of Canaan among the tribes, the account of dividing and settling the Promised Land among Israel's tribes. That record of distribution rests on written documents that accurately described the land. The division took place despite the people's lack of faith and slowness, and the account closes with assurance that God fulfilled all he had promised.
The word lot denotes a portion or division assigned by casting lots, and here it is the fifth allotment assigned to the tribe of Asher according to its families. The outcome, though spoken of as chance, is determined by divine providence. The Hebrew word goh-rahl is translated lot here, referring to the lot assigned to Asher, and it is distinct from the separate Hebrew word for a region or inheritance territory. Lot in this verse does not mean an inheritance in the sense of a personal possession to be enjoyed after resurrection.
Verses 24-31 identify the territory allotted to Asher, and Accho, the ancient name of Saint Jean d'Acre, lay within that territory. Asher is among the tribes whose allotted territories made up Galilee. The tribes did not take full possession of their lands but settled among the Canaanites and in some cases made them tributary.
Joshua 19:24 belongs to the record of the distribution of Canaan among the tribes, the account of dividing and settling the Promised Land among Israel's tribes. That record of distribution rests on written documents that accurately described the land. The division took place despite the people's lack of faith and slowness, and the account closes with assurance that God fulfilled all he had promised.
The word lot denotes a portion or division assigned by casting lots, and here it is the fifth allotment assigned to the tribe of Asher according to its families. The outcome, though spoken of as chance, is determined by divine providence. The Hebrew word goh-rahl is translated lot here, referring to the lot assigned to Asher, and it is distinct from the separate Hebrew word for a region or inheritance territory. Lot in this verse does not mean an inheritance in the sense of a personal possession to be enjoyed after resurrection.
Verses 24-31 identify the territory allotted to Asher, and Accho, the ancient name of Saint Jean d'Acre, lay within that territory. Asher is among the tribes whose allotted territories made up Galilee. The tribes did not take full possession of their lands but settled among the Canaanites and in some cases made them tributary.