including Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
Parallel translations
- WEB and Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Sidon.
- KJV And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
- BSB It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
- ESV Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great.
- NASB Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.
- NLT Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.
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Quick answer
More towns including Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah extend Asher's reach toward great Sidon. The territory stretches far north toward Phoenician lands.
Overview
Reaching 'even to great Sidon' marks the northern extent of Asher's ideal allotment, bordering the powerful Phoenician city-states. The boundary describes what God assigned, though full possession of these frontier regions was never achieved. This tension between promise given and possession claimed runs through Joshua and points to the believer's call to walk by faith into all God has granted.
Cross-references & the web
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- Judg 1:31Asher didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
- Josh 11:8Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them, and chased them to great Sidon, and to Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpah eastward. They struck them until they left them no one remaining.
- Isa 23:2Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
- Isa 23:12He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”
- Gen 10:19The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon — as you go toward Gerar — to Gaza — as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim — to Lasha.
- John 2:1The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there.
- John 4:46Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
- Isa 23:4Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed, nor given birth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.”
- John 2:11This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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