Joshua 19:46
And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
And Mejarkon, and Rakkon,.... Of the two first of these we read no where else.
with the border before Japho; Japho is the same with Joppa, now called at this day Jaffa, a port in the Mediterranean sea, famous for being the place where Jonah took shipping, See Gill on "Jonah 1:3"; and where the Apostle Peter resided some time, See Gill on "Acts 9:36"; and
See Gill on "Acts 9:38". It is not certain whether Joppa itself was in the tribe of Dan, or only on the borders of it; the coast of Dan reached "over against" it, as it may be rendered, and included the villages and little cities that were near it; for such there were, as Josephus {b} testifies.
{b} De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 8. sect. 4.
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