Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Joshua 19:28
And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, [even] unto great Zidon;
28. and Hebron ] The main portion of Asher having been described, the northern portion is now defined more particularly.
Hebron ] Instead of Hebron we find Abdon in ch. Jos 21:30, and 1Ch 6:74. But twenty MSS. and all the ancient versions read Hebron. See Keil’s Commentary.
Rehob, Hammon, are at present unknown. Kanah may possibly be identified with Ain-Kana, about eight miles south-east of Saida (Zidon).
unto great Zidon ] On Zidon, or Sidon, see above, ch. Jos 11:8.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
These verses refer to the northern portion of the territory of Asher, on the Phoenician frontier. Some names may have dropped out of the text, the number Jos 19:30 not tallying with the catalogue. Ramah still retains its ancient name, and lies about twelve miles southeast of Tyre. Achzib is the modern Zib, on the coast, eight or nine miles north of Acre.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 28. Unto great Zidon] The city of Sidon and the Sidonians are celebrated from the remotest antiquity. They are frequently mentioned by Homer. See Clarke on Jos 11:8.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Kanah, to wit, Kanah the greater, in the Upper Galilee, not Kanah the less, which was in the Lower Galilee.
Great Zidon; called great for its antiquity, and riches, and glory. This city either was not given to the Israelites, but is only mentioned as their border; or at least was never possessed by them; not without a singular providence of God, that they might not by the opportunity of so good a port be engaged in much commerce with other nations, from which, together with wealth, that great corrupter of mankind, they might contract their errors and vices.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And Hebron,…. Hebron seems to be the same with Abdon,
Jos 21:30; and being changed, of which there are other instances; and hereby this is distinguished from another Hebron in the tribe of Judah, more commonly known, Jos 15:54;
and Rehob; in the time of Jerom s, there was a village called Rooba, four miles from Scythopolis, and which he says was a city separated to the Levites, as this was, or one of the same name in this tribe; for there was another, Jos 19:30; see Jos 21:31; but whether either of them is the same with this is not certain;
and Hammon; of this city we read nowhere else:
and Kanah; this Kanah is generally thought to be the same where Christ wrought his first miracle, Joh 2:1. Jerom expressly says u, there was a Cana in the tribe of Asher, where our Lord and Saviour turned water into wine, Joh 2:1, and from whence was Nathanael,
Joh 21:2; and it is at this day, adds he, a town in Galilee of the Gentiles. Phocas w places Cana between Sippori and Nazareth, which is now shown six Roman miles from Sippori to the west, a little inclining to the north; and there is also in the same tract Cephar Cana, four miles from Nazareth to the north, inclining to the east; and it is disputed which of these two is Cana of Galilee the New Testament: with this account agrees pretty much what our countryman Mr. Maundrell x gives of his travels in those parts:
“taking leave of Nazareth, (he says,) and going at first northward, we crossed the hills that encompassed the vale of Nazareth at that side; after which we turned to the westward, and passed in view of Cana of Galilee, the place signalized with the beginning of Christ’s miracles, Joh 2:11; in an hour and a half more we came to Sepharia;”
or Sippori:
[even] unto great Zidon; of great Zidon, and why so called,
[See comments on Jos 11:8].
s De loc. Heb. fol. 94. A. u Ibid. fol. 90. B. w Apud Reland. Palestin. Illustrat. tom. 2. p. 680. x Journey from Aleppo, &c. p. 117.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
28. Kanah Not Cana of Galilee, but probably the large village Kanah, five miles southeast of Tyre.
Zidon See Jos 11:8, note. It was never conquered by Asher.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Jos 19:28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, [even] unto great Zidon;
Ver. 28. Unto great Zidon. ] See Jos 11:8 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Rehob: Jos 19:30
Kanah: This seems a different Cana from that in Lower Galilee; and to be that which is placed in some maps east of Tyre, between Libanus and Antilibanus, and south of the river Cassimer, or Leitani. Joh 2:1, Joh 2:11, Joh 4:46, Cana
great: Jos 11:8, Jdg 1:31, Isa 23:2, Isa 23:4, Isa 23:12
Reciprocal: Num 13:21 – Rehob Jos 16:8 – river Kanah Jdg 3:3 – Sidonians 2Sa 10:8 – Rehob 2Sa 24:6 – Zidon Mat 15:21 – Tyre Mar 3:8 – Tyre Mar 7:24 – Tyre Joh 21:2 – Cana
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jos 19:28. Kanah Namely, Kanah the greater, in the Upper Galilee; not Kanah the less, which was in the Lower Galilee. Zidon Called great for its antiquity, and riches, and glory. The city either was not given to the Israelites, or at least was never possessed by them; not without a singular providence of God, that they might not by the opportunity of so good a port be engaged in much commerce with other nations; from which, together with wealth, that great corrupter of mankind, they might contract their errors and vices.