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Selected Verse: Joshua 19:35 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jos 19:35 |
King James |
And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The number of the fortified cities of Naphtali is remarkable, though it does not tally with the catalogue. It was no doubt good policy to protect the northern frontier by a belt of fortresses, as the south was protected by the fenced cities of Judah. Hammath, a Levitical city (compare Jos 21:32; Ch1 6:76), is not to be confounded with the Hamath on the northeastern frontier of the land Num 13:21. The name (from a root signifying "to be warm") probably indicates that hot springs existed here; and is perhaps rightly traced in Ammaus, near Tiberias. Rakkath was, according to the rabbis, rebuilt by Herod and called Tiberias. The name ("bank, shore") suits the site of Tiberias very well. Migdal-el, perhaps the Magdala of Mat 15:39, is now the miserable village of "El Mejdel." |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Cinnereth - Whence the lake of Cinnereth or Genesareth received its name. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Chinnereth - See the note on Jos 11:2. |
39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,