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There were twenty-two towns and their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two 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 />Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two 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 />Also Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob <i>were included:</i> twenty-two 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 /><i>Included</i> also <i>were</i> Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Included also were Ummah, and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>Included</i> also <i>were</i> Ummah, and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two 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 /><i>Included</i> also <i>were</i> Ummah and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Included were Ummah, and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two 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 />Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two 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 />Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—22 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 />Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two 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 />Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two 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 />Umma, Acco, Aphek, and Rehob. There were 22 cities with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities, along with the towns around them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob, for a total of 22 towns and villages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Umah, Aphek, and Rehob. In all they had twenty-two 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 />and Acco, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two 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 />Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two 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 />Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two 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 />and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two 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 /> and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty and two 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 />And Ummah and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two 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 />And Amma and Aphec and Rohob: twenty-two 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 />and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two 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 />Ummah, Acco, Aphek, and Rehob, there were twenty-two 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 />Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two 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 />Umkah also Aphik, and Rehob; twenty-two 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 />And Oumqa and Aphaq and Rakhuub twenty two 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 />Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob; twenty and two 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 />and Archob, and Aphec, and Raau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/19-30.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=4994" 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">29</span>The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib, <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5981.htm" title="5981: wə·‘u·māh (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in Asher, perhaps the same as NH5910. The same as ummah; association; Ummah, a place in Palestine.">Ummah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/663.htm" title="663: wa·’ă·p̄êq (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Or raphiyq; from 'aphaq; fortress; Aphek, the name of three places in Palestine.">Aphek,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7340.htm" title="7340: ū·rə·ḥōḇ (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Rchowb; the same as rchob; Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite.">and Rehob.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">There were twenty-two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·ta·yim (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rîm (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.">along with their villages.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.…<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/19-24.htm">Joshua 19:24-29</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="/judges/1-31.htm">Judges 1:31</a></span><br />Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.<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_samuel/24-2.htm">2 Samuel 24:2-7</a></span><br />So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.” / But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?” / Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to register the troops of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">1 Chronicles 6:76</a></span><br />And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">1 Chronicles 7:29</a></span><br />And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.<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="/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="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a></span><br />This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-11.htm">1 Kings 4:11</a></span><br />Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">1 Kings 15:20</a></span><br />And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">2 Chronicles 16:4</a></span><br />And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-43.htm">John 1:43-44</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.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.</p><p class="hdg">Aphek</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/12-18.htm">Joshua 12:18</a></b></br> The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4</a></b></br> From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that <i>is</i> beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-1.htm">1 Samuel 4:1</a></b></br> And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.</p><p class="hdg">Rehob</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Joshua 19:28</a></b></br> And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, <i>even</i> unto great Zidon;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/21-31.htm">Joshua 21:31</a></b></br> Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-11.htm">Numbers 13:11</a></b></br> Of the tribe of Joseph, <i>namely</i>, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/13-4.htm">Aphek</a> <a href="/joshua/19-23.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/19-23.htm">Hamlets</a> <a href="/joshua/19-25.htm">Included</a> <a href="/joshua/19-23.htm">Places</a> <a href="/joshua/19-28.htm">Rehob</a> <a href="/joshua/19-23.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/joshua/15-32.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/numbers/26-14.htm">Twenty-Two</a> <a href="/joshua/19-23.htm">Unwalled</a> <a href="/joshua/19-23.htm">Villages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/1-31.htm">Aphek</a> <a href="/joshua/19-31.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/19-31.htm">Hamlets</a> <a href="/joshua/19-41.htm">Included</a> <a href="/joshua/19-31.htm">Places</a> <a href="/joshua/21-31.htm">Rehob</a> <a href="/joshua/19-31.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/judges/4-3.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/7-3.htm">Twenty-Two</a> <a href="/joshua/19-31.htm">Unwalled</a> <a href="/joshua/19-31.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>Ummah</b><br>Ummah is mentioned as part of the inheritance of the tribe of Asher. The exact location of Ummah is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the northern part of the territory allotted to Asher. This area was known for its fertile land and proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, which would have been advantageous for agriculture and trade. The mention of Ummah highlights the diversity of the land given to the tribes of Israel, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham regarding the land of Canaan.<p><b>Aphek</b><br>Aphek is a significant location mentioned multiple times in the Bible. It was a city of strategic military importance, often associated with battles between the Israelites and the Philistines. In <a href="/1_samuel/4.htm">1 Samuel 4</a>, Aphek is the site where the Israelites camped before a disastrous battle with the Philistines, which resulted in the capture of the Ark of the Covenant. The city's repeated mention in military contexts underscores the ongoing struggle for control and influence in the region, reflecting the broader narrative of Israel's challenges in securing and maintaining the land promised to them.<p><b>Rehob</b><br>Rehob is another city within the territory of Asher. It is sometimes identified with Beth-rehob, a location mentioned in <a href="/judges/18-28.htm">Judges 18:28</a>. The name Rehob means "broad" or "spacious," suggesting a place of ample resources or strategic advantage. The inclusion of Rehob in the list of cities emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the land distribution among the tribes, ensuring that each tribe had access to various resources and strategic locations.<p><b>There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.</b><br>The enumeration of twenty-two cities, along with their villages, indicates the extent of the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher. This allocation reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to the Israelites, providing them with a land rich in resources and opportunities for growth. The specific mention of cities and their villages highlights the organized and detailed nature of the land distribution, ensuring that each tribe had a defined inheritance. This distribution also points to the importance of community and settlement in the life of the Israelites, as they transitioned from a nomadic existence to a settled nation in the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/u/ummah.htm">Ummah</a></b><br>A city within the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher. Its specific historical significance is not detailed extensively in the Bible, but it is part of the inheritance given to Asher.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aphek.htm">Aphek</a></b><br>A city mentioned several times in the Old Testament, often associated with battles. It was a strategic location in the northern part of Israel, and its name means "fortress" or "stronghold."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rehob.htm">Rehob</a></b><br>Another city within Asher's territory. The name Rehob means "broad" or "spacious," and it is mentioned in various contexts throughout the Old Testament.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tribe_of_asher.htm">Tribe of 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 rich land and abundance of resources.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_of_the_promised_land.htm">Inheritance of the Promised Land</a></b><br>The division of the land among the tribes of Israel as commanded by God, fulfilling His promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment_of_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of Promises</a></b><br>The allocation of land to the tribes of Israel demonstrates God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs. Believers can trust in God's promises for their lives today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_and_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Obedience and Faithfulness</a></b><br>The failure of Asher to fully possess their inheritance due to disobedience serves as a warning. Christians are called to fully embrace and live out their spiritual inheritance in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_importance_of_our_spiritual_inheritance.htm">Strategic Importance of Our Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as Aphek was a strategic location, believers are placed in strategic positions in life to influence and impact the world for God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_abundance_and_prosperity.htm">Living in Abundance and Prosperity</a></b><br>Asher's land was rich and fertile, symbolizing the spiritual abundance available to believers. Christians are encouraged to live in the fullness of God's provision and blessings.<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/can_godand#8217;s_rule_coexist_with_free_will.htm">Can God's sovereignty coexist with human free will?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_one_city_wall_kill_27,000_men.htm">Could a single city wall realistically collapse and kill 27,000 men, as the text asserts (1 Kings 20:30)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_asher's_borders_differ_here.htm">Joshua 19:27-29: Why do the tribal borders for Asher here differ from references to Asher's territory elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_key_events_in_joshua's_life.htm">What are key events in Joshua's life?</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 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Aphek</span> (see <a href="/joshua/13-4.htm">Joshua 13:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Twenty and two cities with their villages.</span> The difficulty of tracing the boundary of Asher seems to be that it was traced, not by a line plainly marking out the territory, but less accurately, by a reference to the relative position of its principal cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/19-30.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">Ummah,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֻמָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘u·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5981.htm">Strong's 5981: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ummah -- a city in Asher</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Aphek,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲפֵ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·p̄êq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_663.htm">Strong's 663: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aphek -- perhaps 'fortress', the name of several places in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Rehob.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְחֹ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·ḥōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7340.htm">Strong's 7340: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rechob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[There were] twenty-two</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">along with 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/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/19-30.htm">Joshua 19:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">OT History: Joshua 19:30 Ummah also and Aphek and Rehob: twenty-two (Josh. 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