And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
Joshua 19:28 belongs to the account of the distribution of Canaan in portions assigned to the tribes of Israel. This section of the account rests on written documents that accurately described the land and its property holdings. The lot spoken of in this chapter means a portion assigned by divine providence rather than by mere chance.
The verse lists Hebron, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah among the places in the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher, reaching to great Zidon. Accho, named in the surrounding verses of this same allotment, is the ancient name of Acre. The territory assigned to Asher lay within the region later called Galilee. The tribes given land in Galilee did not fully take possession of it but settled among the Canaanite inhabitants, at times making them tributary.
Joshua 19:28 belongs to the account of the distribution of Canaan in portions assigned to the tribes of Israel. This section of the account rests on written documents that accurately described the land and its property holdings. The lot spoken of in this chapter means a portion assigned by divine providence rather than by mere chance.
The verse lists Hebron, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah among the places in the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher, reaching to great Zidon. Accho, named in the surrounding verses of this same allotment, is the ancient name of Acre. The territory assigned to Asher lay within the region later called Galilee. The tribes given land in Galilee did not fully take possession of it but settled among the Canaanite inhabitants, at times making them tributary.