Joshua 19:24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans. 25 Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches (H)Carmel and Shihor-libnath, 27 then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to (I)Cabul, 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as (J)Sidon the Great. 29 Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab,[a] Achzib, 30 Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages. 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.
After covering the more important tribes, Joshua assigns each tribe their territory and cities belonging to it. Again, it is easy to get caught up in the names of the places and how to pronounce and spell them, but some of the important details are in the plain simple English, like the boundary ends at the sea (verse 29), referring to the Mediterranean. What becomes abundantly clear in the history of Israel is they never quite made it all the way. The coastal cities (and other boundaries) were always a challenge. How many of God's promises to we never fully realize because we never fully obey?
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