27And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
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And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-31)The lot of Asher lay upon the coast of the great sea. We read not of any famous person of this tribe but Anna the prophetess, who was a constant resident in the temple at the time of our Saviour’s birth, Luke 2:36. Nor were there many famous places in this tribe. Aphek (mentioned Josh. 19:30) was the place near which Benhadad was beaten by Ahad, 1 Kgs. 20:30. But close adjoining to this tribe were…
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