From there it continued eastward toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and it proceeded to Rimmon which stretches to Neah.
Parallel translations
- WEB From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretches to Neah.
- KJV And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
- BSB From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
- NKJV And from there it passed along on the east of Gath Hepher, toward Eth Kazin, and extended to Rimmon, which borders on Neah.
- NLT Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah.
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Quick answer
The border passed east to Gath Hepher and Ethkazin, then out to Rimmon and Neah. The line continues to be marked by towns.
Overview
Among these towns is Gath Hepher, the hometown of the prophet Jonah, tying Zebulun's inheritance to later prophetic history. The continued boundary description fixes the tribe's territory with care. These northern towns lay in the region God would later honor with the ministry of His Son, showing how the inheritance prepared the stage for redemptive history.
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- 2 Kgs 14:25He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to Yahweh, the God of Israel’s word, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.
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