Joshua 19:40

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The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan 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.

Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.

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These towns, landmarks, and boundary points trace the inheritances assigned to Israel’s tribes in Joshua 19, with verse 40 introducing Dan’s allotment. They matter because the detailed geography records God’s fulfillment of his promise to give Israel the land, while locating Dan among its appointed neighbors.

Places in this passage

Joshua 19:40 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~