Joshua 19:41

Translations

Modern

The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

Traditional

And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir–shemesh,

Literal

And the territory of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,

Latin

…et fuit terminus possessionis ejus Sara et Esthaol, et Hirsemes, id est, civitas solis.

Original

Hebrew

English

The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

Notes

Joshua 19:40–48

The original allotment given to the tribe of Dan lay west of Judah and southwest of Ephraim’s main territory, between Judah and Philistia.

Joshua 19:10–48

The five small remaining tribes received land on the edges of Israelite territory and had little influence on the nation.

Joshua 14:1–19:51

The allotment of land to the tribes on the west side of the Jordan describes what God intended for each tribe to possess.
The one narrating the story begins this section with Caleb receiving land and ends with Joshua receiving land (14:6–15; 19:49–51). Only Caleb and Joshua had shown faith in God that Israel could conquer the land (Numbers 13:30; 14:6–9).

Joshua 13:1–21:45

As he had promised, God brought Israel into the land. Joshua then focused on dividing the land among Israel's tribes.
The tribal allowances made the covenant of the Israelites with God real. It showed the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Since God owned the land, giving it to the tribes was a gift. God gave them the land to live in and guided its distribution.
In these lists of tribal allowances, the author describes some borders in great detail, allowing them to be mapped. With others, they are less plainly defined.

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua Inheriting the Land

Related verses

Judges 16:31
Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.
Joshua 15:33
These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
2 Chronicles 11:10
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
Judges 13:25
And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
1 Chronicles 2:53
…and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
Judges 18:2
So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
Judges 13:2
Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.

Places

Beth-shemesh: City in Judah, associated with the Ark's return Eshtaol: City allotted to Judah and Dan; associated with Samson Zorah: A town in the Shephelah, home of Samson

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Beth-Shemesh Dan (Person) Eshtaol Heres Ir-shemesh Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Shiloh Token Tribe of Dan Zorah, Zorathite

Topics

Beth-Shemesh: A Priestly City of the Tribe of Dan: Called Beth-Shmesh Eshtaol: Allotted to Dan Ir-Shemesh: A City of the Tribe of Dan the Tribe of Dan: Bounds of Its Inheritance Tribe of Dan: Inheritance of, According to the Allotment of Joshua Zorah: A City of the Tribe of Dan or Possibly the Tribe of Judah

Joshua 19:41

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