Josue 19 — Church Fathers

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Deuteronomy

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Chapter 20

Judges

Chapter 19

Josue 19:1-39

THE INHERITANCES OF SIMEON, ZEBULUN, ISSACHAR, ASHER AND NAPHTALITHE INHERITANCE OF DAN

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1 And the second lot came forth of the children of Simeon by their kindreds: and their inheritance was 1 note

2 in the midst of the possession of the children of Judas: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada, 1 note

3 and Hasersual, Bala and Asem, 1 note

4 and Eltholad, Bethul and Harma, 1 note

5 and Siceleg and Betmarchaboth and Hasersusa, 1 note

6 and Bethlebaoth & Sarohen: thirteen cities, and their towns: 1 note

7 Ain and Remmon and Athor and Asan: four cities, and their towns: 1 note

8 all the little towns round about these cities unto Baalath Beer Ramath against the south quarter. This is the inheritance of the children of Simeon according to their kindreds, 1 note

9 in the possession and cord of the children of Judas: because it was greater. And therefore the children of Simeon possessed in the midst of their inheritance. 1 note

10 And the third lot fell of the children of Zabulon by their kindreds: and the border of their possession was made as far as Sarid. 1 note

11 And it went up from the sea and Merala, and came into Debbaseth: as far as the torrent, which is against Ieconam. 1 note

12 And it returneth from Sared against the East into the ends of Ceseleth thabor: and it goeth out to Dabereth, and riseth up against Iaphie. 1 note

13 And thence it passeth along to the east side of Geth hepher and Thacasim: and goeth out into Remmon, Amthar and Noa. 1 note

14 And it compasseth to the North of Hanathon: & the issues thereof are the valley Iephtahel, 1 note

15 & Cateth & Naalol & Semeron & Ierala & Bethlehem: twelve cities, & their towns. 1 note

16 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Zabulon by their kindreds, the cities and their little towns. 1 note

17 The fourth lot came forth to Issachar by their kindreds. 1 note

18 And his inheritance was Jezrael and Casaloth and Sunem, 1 note

19 and Hapharaim and Sehon, and Anaharath 1 note

20 and Rabboth & Cesion, Abes, 1 note

21 & Rameth, and Engannim, and Enhadda and Bethpheses. 1 note

22 And the border thereof cometh to Thabor & Sehesema and Bethsames: and their issues were Jordan: sixteen cities, and their towns. 1 note

23 This is the possession of Issachar by their kindreds, the cities, and their little towns. 1 note

24 And the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the children of Aser by their kindreds: 1 note

25 and their border was Halcath and Chali and Beten and Axaph, 1 note

26 and Elmelec and Amaad and Messal: and it reacheth to Carmel of the sea and Sihor and Labanath. 1 note

27 And it returneth against the east of Bethdagon: and passeth along to Zabulon and the Valley Iephthael against the North into Bethemec and Nehiel. And it goeth out to the left side of Cabul, 1 note

28 and Abran and Rohob and Hamon and Cana, as far as great Sidon. 1 note

29 And it returneth into Horma unto the very well fenced city Tyre, & unto Hosa: and the issues thereof shall be into the sea from the cord of Achziba: 1 note

30 and Amma and Aphec & Rohob, cities twenty two, and their towns. 1 note

31 This is the possession of the children of Aser by their kindreds, and the cities and their towns. 1 note

32 Of the sons of Nephthali fell the sixth lot by their families: 1 note

33 and the border began from Heleph and Elon into Saanaim, and Adami, which is Neceb, and Iebnael unto Lecum: and their issues unto Jordan: 1 note

34 and the border returneth against the West into Azanotthabor, and thence goeth out into Hucuca, and passeth along into Zabulon against the South, and into Azer against the West, and into Juda unto Jordan against the rising of the sun. 1 note

35 cities very well fenced, Assedim, Ser, and Emath, and Reccath and Cenereth, 1 note

36 and Edema and Arama, Asor, 1 note

37 and Cedes and Edrai, Enhasor 1 note

38 and Ieron and Magdalel, Horem and Bethanath and Bethsames: nineteen cities and their towns. 1 note

39 This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Nephthali by their kindreds, the cities and their towns. 1 note

40 To the tribe of the children of Dan by their families came forth the seventh lot:

41 and the border of their possession was Sara and Esthaol, & Hirsemes, that is the city of the sun.

42 Selebin & Aialon and Iethela,

43 Elon and Themna and Acron,

44 Elthece, Gebbethon and Balaath,

45 and Jud and Bane and Barac and Gethremmon:

46 and Meiarcon & Arecon, with the border that looketh toward Joppe,

47 and is shut up with the same end. And the children of Dan went up, & fought against Lesem, and they took it: and they struck it in the edge of the sword, and possessed, and dwelt in it, calling the name of it Lesem Dan, by the name of Dan the father thereof.

48 This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their kindreds, the cities and their towns:

49 And when he had made an end of dividing the Land by lot to every one by their tribes, the children of Israel gave possession to Josue the son of Nun in the midst of them,

50 according to the commandment of our Lord, the city which he requested, Thamnath Saraa in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt in it.

51 These are the possessions, which Eleazar the Priest, and Josue the son of Nun, and the Princes of the families and of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided by lot in Silo, before our Lord at the door of the tabernacle of testimony, and they parted the Land.

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THE INHERITANCES OF SIMEON, ZEBULUN, ISSACHAR, ASHER AND NAPHTALITHE INHERITANCE OF DAN

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.

Origen of Alexandria (c. 185–c. 254)

And indeed we said above that even our Lord Jesus Christ asks us for a place he may build and in which he may live and that we ought to become so clean of heart, and so sincere of mind, so holy in body and spirit, that he may both deign to accept this place in our soul and to build it and dwell in it. And who do you think among all the people are so acceptable to God that they are worthy to be chosen for this? Or perhaps no individuals can be capable of this, but can the whole people and all the church together barely be capable of receiving the Lord Jesus in themselves so that he may dwell in them?

Let us see, therefore, what is this place in which Jesus is bound to dwell. In Mount Ephraim, it says, that is, in the fruit-bearing mountain. Who do you think among us are fruit-bearing mountains, in whom Jesus may dwell? Surely those in whom exist the fruit of the Spirit: joy, peace, patience, love,^[1] and the rest. Those, therefore, are the fruit-bearing mountains who produce the fruit of the Spirit and who are always lofty in mind and expectation. And although few are able to be like this, nevertheless, even if they are few, the Lord Jesus, who is the true light^[2] dwelling in them, will send forth the beams of his light also upon all the rest, those whom he has not yet, in this first round, judged worthy of his habitation.

Homilies on Joshua 26.1