Joshua 19:17

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The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their families.

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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These names belong to the boundary descriptions and towns assigned to Israel’s tribes in Joshua 19, ranging across central, northern, southern, and coastal Canaan. In verse 17, the allotment of Issachar begins; the broader place list shows the concrete territorial inheritance distributed by lot under God’s covenant

Places in this passage

Joshua 19:17 mentions Achzib, Adami-nekeb, Aijalon, Allammelech, Allon, Amad, Anaharath, Aphek, Baalath, Balah, Beersheba, Bene-berak, Beth-emek, Beth-lebaoth, Bethlehem, Beth-marcaboth, Beth-shemesh, Bethul, Chesulloth, Chinnereth, Chisloth-tabor, Dabbesheth, Daberath, Dan, Ebron, Ekron, En-haddah, Ezem, Gath-hepher, Gibbethon, Great Sea, Hali, Hammath, Hammon, Hannathon, Hazar-susah, Hazor, Heleph, Hosah, Idalah, Ir-shemesh, Jabneel, Japhia, Jehud, Jezreel, Jokneam, Joppa, Jordan, Kanah, Kattath, Kedesh, Mahalab, Me-jarkon, Mount Carmel, Mount Tabor, Negeb, Neiel, Rakkath, Remeth, Rimmon, Sarid, Shaalbim, Shiloh, Shimron, Shunem, Sidon, Timnah, Timnath-heres, Tyre, Valley of Iphtahel, Yiron, Ziklag and Zorah.

Photo of Achzib — Achzib · Leonid Rogachevsky

Photo of Allammelech — Allammelech · Ori~