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Joshua 19:10 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance was to Sarid. "
Joshua 19:10
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8 and all the villages that were around these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
9 Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the middle of their inheritance.
10 The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families. The border of their inheritance was to Sarid.
11 Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.
12 It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.
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This is the inheritance of Zebulun. Although he was born to Leah after Issachar, Jacob and Moses blessed him before Issachar, and the order of the lots reflects that. His land lay north of Issachar and south of Asher.
Zebulun’s territory was bordered by the Great Sea on the west and the Sea of Tiberias on the east. This matched Jacob’s prophecy: “Zebulun shall be a haven for ships” (Genesis 49:13). That fit well with the trade ships on the Great Sea and the fishing boats on the Sea of Galilee.
Some places in this tribe became known in the Old Testament, especially Mount Carmel. There Elijah, in a famous test, showed that the Lord is God and Baal is powerless. But this tribe was made far more notable in the New Testament.
Nazareth, where our blessed Savior spent much of his earthly life, was within Zebulun’s lot, and that is why he was called Jesus of Nazareth. Mount Tabor, where he was transfigured, was there too. So was the shore of the Sea of Galilee, where Christ preached many sermons and worked many miracles.
From This Chapter
Joshua 19:1
"The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Judah."
Joshua 19:2
"They had for their inheritance Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,"
Joshua 19:3
"Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,"
Joshua 19:4
"Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,"
Joshua 19:5
"Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,"
Joshua 19:6
"Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages;"
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