From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia.
Parallel translations
- WEB It turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth Tabor. It went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.
- KJV And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
- BSB From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
- NKJV Then from Sarid it went eastward toward the sunrise along the border of Chisloth Tabor, and went out toward Daberath, bypassing Japhia.
- NASB Then it turned from Sarid to the east toward the sunrise as far as the border of Chisloth-tabor, and it proceeded to Daberath and up to Japhia.
- NLT In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia.
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Quick answer
From Sarid the border turned east toward the sunrise to Chisloth Tabor, then to Daberath and up to Japhia. The eastern boundary is described.
Overview
The boundary's eastward turn is marked by towns near Mount Tabor, a prominent landmark in the region. The detailed tracing fixes Zebulun's territory precisely. This careful geography continues to demonstrate the tangible fulfillment of God's promise, locating the tribe's inheritance in the northern land that would later become Galilee, central to Christ's earthly ministry.
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- Josh 21:28Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
- Judg 4:6She sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh Naphtali, and said to him, “Hasn’t Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded, ‘Go and lead the way to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
- Ps 89:12The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
- 1 Chr 6:72and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
- Judg 4:12They told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to Mount Tabor.
- Josh 19:22The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh. Their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.
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