Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:14
And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jipthah-el:
14. and the border compasseth it ] The meaning seems to be “and the border went round it (Neah) northward to Hannathon; and the outgoings thereof were in the valley of Jiphthah-el.”
compasseth it ] For “compass” see above, note on ch. Jos 15:3.
Hannathon ] (= “pleasant”), which some have identified with the Cana of the New Testament (Joh 2:1), the present Kana-el-Jelil.
the valley of Jiphthah-el ] Dr Robinson suggests that it was identical with Istapata, and that both names survive in the modern Jeft, a village in the mountains of Galilee half way between the bay of Acre and the lake of Gennesareth. But the northern boundary of Zebulun is not easy to trace.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Hannathon, more properly Channathon, has been supposed by some to be the Cana of Galilee of the New Testament, and Jiphthah-el is probably the present Jefat; the Jotapata of Roman times, which was so long and valiantly defended by Josephus against the legions of Vespasian. The Valley is the Wady Abilin; and Bethlehem Jos 19:15 is the present miserable village of Beit-Lahin.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
And the border compasseth it from the north side to Hannathon,…. This is the northern border of the tribe, which took a circuit from the last place to this; of which and the following place we have no account; Jerom only makes mention of them as in the tribe of Zebulun:
and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthahel; here the northern border ended, which, Masius conjectures, was part of the valley of Carmel.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(14) Hannathon (Kefr-Andn, sheet 9) is the northeast corner of the boundary. The valley (ravine) of Jiphthah-el (Gods opening) seems to be the gorge running south-west from the north of Hannathon towards the plain.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: Jos 19:27 – valley