Joshua 19:28

 Joshua 19:28 

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

 

a. NLT: Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: And Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Sidon; [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, unto great Zido [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even to populous Sidon. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Rubin Edition/ Joshua: And to Ebron, Rehob, Mammon, and Kenah, until the Great Sidon. [The Artscroll Series/Rubin Edition The Prophets: Joshua/Judges Copyright 2000 by Mesorah Publication, Ltd.] 

1. “And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;”

a. [And] Hebron [Strong: 5683 `Ebron eb-rone' from 5676; transitional; Ebron, a place in Palestine:--Hebron.]

b. [and] Rehob [Strong: 7340 Rchob rekh-obe' or Rchowb {rekh-obe'}; the same as 7339; Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite:--Rehob.]

c. [and] Hammon [Strong: 2540 Chammown kham-mone' from 2552; warm spring; Chammon, the name of two places in Palestine:--Hammon.]

d. [and Kanah [Strong: 7071 Qanah kaw-naw' feminine of 7070; reediness; Kanah, the name of a stream and of a place in Palestine:--Kanah.]

e. even unto [Strong: 5704 `ad ad properly, the same as 5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with):--against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-)to, + how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, (+ as) yet.]

f. great [Strong: 7227 rab rab by contracted from 7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):--(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).]

g. Zidon [Strong: 6721 Tsiydown tsee-done' or Tsiydon {tsee-done'}; from 6679 in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine:--Sidon, Zidon.]

1). The inheritance of israel included what is now Lebanon, the cities of Tyre and Zidon/Sidon.

a). Joshua 19:24-27 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 

19:25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 

19:26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath; 

19:27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, 

19:28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; 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: 19:30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. 19:31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

2). Jesus ministered in this area because it was part of Israel.

a). Matthew 15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

b). Matthew 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

3). When Jesus ministered in Galilee, Jews from many places in Israel including Tyre and Sidon came to hear him.

a). Mark 3:8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.