Joshua 19:22
Joshua 19:22 Meaning and Explanation
“And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.”
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Read Full Chapter →Issachar's border reaches Mount Tabor and the Jordan, comprising sixteen cities with their villages.
What Does Joshua 19:22 Mean?
The boundary of Issachar is traced to Mount Tabor and down to the Jordan River, where it ends. The whole is summed as sixteen cities with their villages.
The Jordan, so often a marker of God's deliverance, forms the eastern edge of this inheritance. The river the people had crossed to enter the land now bounds their settled home. The God who brought them in has given them rest within.
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What does Joshua 19:22 mean?
Issachar's border reaches Mount Tabor and the Jordan, comprising sixteen cities with their villages.