Joshua 19:18-34

Jos 19:18

And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

Jezreel was located about 18 miles (29 KM) southwest of the Sea of Chinnereth.  Chesulloth was located about 9 miles (14 KM) north of Jezreel.  Shunem was located about 7 miles (11 KM) south of Chesulloth.

Jos 19:19

And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,

Anaharath was located about 5 miles (8 KM) northeast of Jezreel.  Shion was located near Mt. Tabor.  Hapharaim is a village named Affarea which is still there today and is located about 6 miles north of Megiddo.

Jos 19:20

And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

Kishion was about 12 miles (19 KM) southwest of the Sea of Chinnereth.  The locations of Rabbith and Abez are unknown.

Jos 19:21

And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;

Remeth is the same as Ramoth and Jarmuth located about 12 miles (19 KM) east of Jezreel.  En-gannim was located about 8 miles (13 KM) south of Jezreel.  En-haddah was about 13 miles (21 KM) northeast of Jezreel and was near Mt. Tabor.  Beth-pazzez’s location is unknown.  "Beth" signifies a "house" and "Pazzez" in the Arabic tongue signifies "silver" so this with the old Canaanites might be a treasure city.

Jos 19:22

And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

Mt. Tabor was located about 8 miles (13 KM) southwest of the Sea of Chinnereth.  The location of Shahazimah is unknown.  Beth-shemesh was located about 5 miles (8 KM) southwest of the southern point of the Sea of Chinnereth.  Beth-shemesh was about 3 miles (5 KM) west of the Jordan River.  A total of sixteen cities along with their surrounding villages.

Jos 19:23

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

These sixteen cities along with their villages was the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar which was southwest of the sea of Chinnereth and west of the Jordan River.

Jos 19:24

And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

Then the fifth lot was given to the children of Asher.  Asher was located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea from Sidon south to Mt. Carmel.  The blessing of Moses upon Asher.  And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. (Deuteronomy 33:24) 

Jos 19:25

And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

Helkath was located on the River Kishon about 5 miles (8 KM) southwest of Mt. Carmel.  The location of Hali is unknown.  Beten was about 6 miles (10 KM) north of Helkath.  Achshaph was located on the River Kishon about 3 miles (5 KM) east of Beten.

Jos 19:26

And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;

Misheal was located about 10 miles (16 KM) northeast of Mt. Carmel.  Shihor-libnath was a river south of Dor and about 8 miles (13 KM) north of Migdal.  Misheal is also known as Mishal and is by Mt. Carmel to the sea.  The location of Amad is unknown.

Jos 19:27

And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

There was a city in Judah named Beth-dagon but the one in Asher, its location is unknown but we do know it was east and probably on the river Shihor-libnath and reaches to the tribe of Zebulun which lay to the east.  The valley of Jiphthah-el is also known as the valley of Iphtah-el and was located 10 miles (16 KM) northeast of Beten.  Beth-emek was located about 15 miles (24 KM) northeast of Mt. Carmel.  Neiel was located about 7 miles southeast of Beth-emek.  Cabul was located about 2 miles (3 KM)

southwest of Neiel.

Jos 19:28

And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;

Hebron is probably the city of Abdon which was about 10 miles (16 KM) north of Acco on the Mediterranean coast.  This is not the Hebron which was given to Caleb as that was about 20 miles (32 KM) south of Jerusalem.  Rehob was located about 5 miles (8 KM) southeast of Acco.  Hammon was about 10 miles (16 KM) south of Tyre on the Mediterranean coast.  Kanah was about 12 miles (19 KM) northeast of Hammon.

Jos 19:29

And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

Ramah was about 10 miles (16 KM) east of Hammon.  Tyre was about 10 miles (16 KM) northwest of Ramah.  Hosah was probably the city of Usu which was a town attached to Tyre.  Achzib was about 15 miles (24 KM) south of Tyre on the Mediterranean coast.

Jos 19:30

Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

The location of Ummah is unknown.  Aphek was about 6 miles (10 KM) southeast of Acco.  Rehob was about 5 miles (8 KM) northeast of Aphek.  These were the cities along with their surrounding villages.

Jos 19:31

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

This completes the inheritance of the tribe of Asher which went according to their families.  The families did not mean the names of them but the number of them.

Jos 19:32

The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

The next lot fell to the children of Naphtali according to the number of their families.  Naphtali was located along the west coast of the Sea of Chinnereth and extended north to the borders or coasts of Dan which was the northernmost tribe.

Jos 19:33

And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

Heleph was located about 9 miles (14 KM) due west of the southern coast of the Sea of Chinnereth.  The exact location of Allon is unknown.  Zaanannim was located 5 miles (8 KM) west of the Sea of Chinnereth and this may correspond to the plain of Zaanannim.   Adami is Adami-nekeb which is located about 3 miles (5 KM) south of Zaanannim.  Jabneel was about 2 miles (3 KM) south of Adami-nekeb.  Lakum was about 3 miles (5 KM) east of Jabneel.

Jos 19:34

And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.