Jiphthah-el

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• A valley in ZebulunJoshua 19:14Joshua 19:27

The passages, in Bible order (2)

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1. Joshua 19:14

   Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 19:142 voices

   “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.

   “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.”

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2. Joshua 19:27

   then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.

   ›Commentary on Joshua 19:272 voices

   “Cubal - A city so called. Left hand - That is, on the north, which, when men look towards the east, as is usual, is on their left hand.

   “And turneth towards the sunrising,.... Or eastward: to Bethdagon; there was a city of this name in the tribe of Judah; see Gill on Jos 15:

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