20: Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar (Josh 19:1 – 23)


πŸ‘‰ Read Joshua 19:1 - 23


Q1. Simeon’s assigned land was taken from (          )’s allotted portion, for Judah’s territory was too (        ) for them. They got (         ) towns within Judah’s land.

Judah, large, seventeen



Beer Sheba was the place where Isaac and King Abimelech of Gerar made a covenant of peace (Gen 26).

Hormah was the place where the Israelites, their father generation, were defeated by the Canaanites. (Num 14:45)

Ziklag was the city where David had stayed for a while he was fleeing from King Saul. This town was looted by the Amalekites. And David chased and defeated them and rescued the plunder. (1 Sam 30).

The boundary of Simeon was not explicit. Jacob foretold that Simeon and Levi would be scattered among their brothers. (Gen 49:7). And so it came to pass. 



Q2. (         ) towns were assigned to Zebulun and (          ) towns were for Issachar.

12, 16


Verses 10 -14 describe its territory. Verse 15 tells additional towns.

The judge Ipsan was from Bethlehem of Galilee (Zebulun). Bethlehem is not the Bethlehem in Judah where Jesus was born.


The border description is simple (22).

Megiddo and Beth Shan belonged to Manasseh.



The story of the Shunammite woman, who cared for the prophet Elisha, is found in 2 Kings 4:8-37.

The Valley (Plain) of Jezreel (meaning "God will raise") is a very fertile place, stretching across the tribes of Zebulun and Issachar. Megiddo, Jezreel, and Shimron are located in this valley. In Jezreel, where Ahab’s second palace was located, Naboth needed to lay down his life to keep his inheritance given by the Lord, the vineyard. (1 Kings 21). Additionally, it is situated between the hill country of Ephraim and the hills of Galilee, making it a key transportation hub and a site of many battles.




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