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href="/bsb/joshua/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, according to its clans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Asher included these towns and their surrounding villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This <i>was</i> the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This <i>was</i> the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />This <i>was</i> the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />This <i>was</i> the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This was the inheritance of the tribe of Asher’s descendants by their clans, these cities with their settlements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This was the inheritance of the tribe of Asher&#8217s descendants by their clans, these cities with their villages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These cities with their villages are the inheritance for the families of the tribe of Asher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These cities and their towns were in the land which the families of the tribe of Asher received as their possession. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These towns and villages are the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to its families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This was the land assigned to the tribe of Asher by its clans, including these cities and their towns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families, these cities and their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher, for their families, these cities and their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities and their enclosures.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This is the possession of the children of Aser by their kindreds, and the cities and their villages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This is the possession of the sons of Asher, by their families, and the cities and their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This was the heritage of the tribe of the Asherites by their clans, these cities and their villages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to its families—these towns with their villages.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ashir for their families and these cities and their fields<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Aser according to their families, the cities and their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/19-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=5000" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/19.htm">Asher's Inheritance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·laṯ (N-fsc) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">was the inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">of the clans</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭêh (N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">of the tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/836.htm" title="836: ’ā·šêr (N-proper-ms) -- From 'ashar, happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine.">of Asher,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">including these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: wə·ḥaṣ·rê·hen (Conj-w:: N-cpc:: 3fp) -- A yard, a hamlet.">and their villages.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-10.htm">Joshua 19:10-16</a></span><br />The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid. / It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam. / From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">Joshua 19:24-30</a></span><br />The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher: / Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, / Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-29.htm">Joshua 13:29-31</a></span><br />This is what Moses had given to the clans of the half-tribe of Manasseh, that is, to half the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh: / The territory from Mahanaim through all Bashan—all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, including all the towns of Jair that are in Bashan, sixty cities; / half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-6.htm">Joshua 21:6-8</a></span><br />The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. / And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. / So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Judges 1:31-32</a></span><br />Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob. / So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-62.htm">1 Chronicles 6:62-76</a></span><br />The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan. / The Merarites, according to their clans, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. / So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-7.htm">1 Kings 4:7-19</a></span><br />Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year, / and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; / Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11-13</a></span><br />King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. / “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a></span><br />In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13-15</a></span><br />Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-31.htm">Mark 7:31</a></span><br />Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-16.htm">Luke 4:16-30</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, / the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: / “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-43.htm">John 1:43-51</a></span><br />The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.” / Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter. / Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a></span><br />Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-20.htm">Genesis 49:20</a></b></br> Out of Asher his bread <i>shall be</i> fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-24.htm">Deuteronomy 33:24,25</a></b></br> And of Asher he said, <i>Let</i> Asher <i>be</i> blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">Asher</a> <a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Hamlets</a> <a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/19-23.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Places</a> <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Unwalled</a> <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Villages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/19-34.htm">Asher</a> <a href="/joshua/19-32.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/19-32.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/joshua/19-38.htm">Hamlets</a> <a href="/joshua/19-32.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/19-39.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/19-38.htm">Places</a> <a href="/joshua/19-35.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/joshua/19-32.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/19-38.htm">Unwalled</a> <a href="/joshua/19-38.htm">Villages</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/19-1.htm">The lot of Simeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/19-10.htm">of Zebulun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/19-17.htm">of Issachar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">of Asher</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/19-32.htm">of Naphtali</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/19-40.htm">of Dan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/19-49.htm">The children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher</b><br>The tribe of Asher was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Asher, the eighth son of Jacob and second son of Zilpah, Leah's maidservant. Asher's name means "happy" or "blessed," reflecting the blessing Jacob gave him in <a href="/genesis/49-20.htm">Genesis 49:20</a>, which speaks of Asher's rich food and royal delicacies. The inheritance of Asher was part of the division of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel, as commanded by God to Moses and executed by Joshua. Asher's territory was located in the northern part of Canaan, along the Mediterranean coast, which was known for its fertile land and olive oil production, fulfilling Moses' blessing in <a href="/deuteronomy/33-24.htm">Deuteronomy 33:24-25</a>. The division of the land was done by casting lots, a method believed to reflect God's sovereign will (<a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm">Proverbs 16:33</a>).<p><b>including these cities and their villages</b><br>The specific cities and villages within Asher's inheritance are detailed earlier in <a href="/joshua/19-24.htm">Joshua 19:24-30</a>. This region included important cities such as Acco (later known as Ptolemais) and Tyre, although the tribe struggled to fully possess these areas due to the presence of the Canaanites, as noted in <a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Judges 1:31-32</a>. The mention of cities and villages highlights the structured settlement and the importance of urban centers in ancient Israelite society. These locations were significant for trade and cultural exchange, given their proximity to the sea and neighboring nations. The inability to fully drive out the Canaanites from these cities also reflects the ongoing struggle and partial disobedience of the Israelites, which had long-term implications for their history and relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asher.htm">Asher</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Asher, the eighth son of Jacob and Zilpah. The tribe was known for its fertile land and abundance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/helkath,_hali,_beten,_achshaph,_etc..htm">Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, etc.</a></b><br>These are cities and regions within the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher. Each location had its own significance and role within the tribal inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/carmel_and_shihor-libnath.htm">Carmel and Shihor-libnath</a></b><br>Geographical landmarks that defined the western boundary of Asher's territory. Carmel is a well-known mountain range in Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/greater_sidon.htm">Greater Sidon</a></b><br>A significant city in ancient Phoenicia, indicating the northern reach of Asher's territory.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>A fortified city, also in Phoenicia, known for its strength and strategic importance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment</a></b><br>The allotment of land to Asher demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the descendants of Jacob. This reminds us that God is faithful to His promises in our lives as well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_inheritance.htm">Significance of Inheritance</a></b><br>The detailed description of Asher's inheritance highlights the importance of understanding and valuing our spiritual inheritance in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/boundaries_and_contentment.htm">Boundaries and Contentment</a></b><br>Just as Asher was given specific boundaries, we are called to recognize and be content with the boundaries God sets in our lives, trusting His wisdom and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_historical_context.htm">Cultural and Historical Context</a></b><br>Understanding the historical and cultural context of these locations can enrich our appreciation of the biblical account and its application to our lives today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_diversity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity and Diversity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>The division of land among the tribes reflects the diversity within the unity of God's people, similar to the diverse gifts and roles within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/dan's_inheritance_accurate_despite_migration.htm">Joshua 19:40-48: How can Dan's inheritance be accurate if the tribe later migrated elsewhere (Judges 18)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_records_show_simeon's_land.htm">Joshua 19:9: If Simeon's territory is described as carved from Judah, why do some historical records not reflect this partition?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_collective_guilt_in_joshua_7_11.htm">Why does Joshua 7:11 emphasize collective guilt when only Achan committed the offense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_genesis_49_5-7_vs._levites'_role_contradictory.htm">Why does Genesis 49:5-7 curse Simeon and Levi, yet the Levites later assume priestly duties--does this indicate an internal contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher.</span> Asher appears to have been allotted a long but narrow strip of territory between Naphtali and the sea. The natural advantages of the territory must have been great. Not only was it described prophetically by Jacob (<a href="/genesis/49-20.htm">Genesis 49:20</a>) and by Moses (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-24.htm">Deuteronomy 33:24, 25</a>), but the prosperity of the two great maritime cities of Tyro and Sidon was due to the immense commercial advantages the neighbourhood afforded. St. Jean d'Acre, within the territory once assigned to Asher, has inherited the prosperity, so far as anything under the Turkish rule can be prosperous, once enjoyed by her two predecessors. Maundrell, the acute English chaplain at Aleppo, who visited Palestine in 1696, describes the plain of Acre in his day as about six hours' journey from north to south, and two from west to east; as being well watered, and possessing "everything else that might render it both pleasant and fruitful. But," he adds, "this delicious plain is now almost desolate, being suffered, for want of culture, to run up to rank weeds, as high as our horses' backs." Asher, however, never employed the advantages its situation offered. They never subdued the Canaanites around them, but, unquestionably at a very early date (see <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Judges 5:17</a>) preferred a life of compromise and ignoble ease to the national welfare. But it would be incorrect to suppose that because the tribe is omitted in the list of rulers given in <a href="/1_chronicles/27.htm">1 Chronicles 27</a>, it had ceased to be a power in Israel. For Gad is also omitted in that list, while among the warriors who came to greet David when he became undisputed king of Israel, Asher sent 40,000 trained warriors, a number exceeding the men of Ephraim, and those of Simeon, of Dan, and of the half tribe of Manasseh (see <a href="/1_chronicles/12.htm">1 Chronicles 12</a>.), and far exceeding the numbers of Benjamin, which had never recovered the war of almost extermination waged against it, in consequence of the atrocity at Gibeah (<a href="/judges/20.htm">Judges 20</a>.). Possibly the reason why so few are mentioned of the tribe of Judah on that occasion is because so many were already with David. There seems no ground for the idea of Dean Stanley, that the allusion to Asher in <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Judges 5:17</a> is any more contemptuous than the allusion to any other tribe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/19-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֗את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">was the inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלַ֛ת</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the clans</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">מַטֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Asher,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָשֵׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·šêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_836.htm">Strong's 836: </a> </span><span class="str2">Asher -- 'happy one', a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, also perhaps a city in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">including these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their villages.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥaṣ·rê·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/19-31.htm">Joshua 19:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/19-31.htm">OT History: Joshua 19:31 This is the inheritance of the tribe (Josh. 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