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24 He said about Asher:

May Asher[a] be the most blessed of the sons;
may he be the most favoured among his brothers
and dip his foot in olive oil.(A)
25 May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze,
and your strength last as long as you live.

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Footnotes

  1. 33:24 = Happy or Blessed; Gn 30:13

Asher’s Inheritance

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher’s descendants by their clans.

25 Their boundary included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal and reached westwards to Carmel and Shihor-libnath. 27 It turned eastwards to Beth-dagon, reached Zebulun and Iphtah-el Valley, north towards Beth-emek and Neiel, and went north to Cabul,(A) 28 Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as greater Sidon. 29 The boundary then turned to Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre; it turned back to Hosah and ended at the Mediterranean Sea, including Mahalab, Achzib,[a] 30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob – twenty-two cities, with their settlements.

31 This was the inheritance of the tribe of Asher’s descendants by their clans, these cities with their settlements.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:29 Or Sea, in the region of Achzib

17 Gilead(A) remained beyond the Jordan.
Dan, why did you linger at the ships?
Asher remained at the seashore
and stayed in his harbours.

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Solomon had twelve district governors for all Israel. They provided food for the king and his household; each one made provision for one month out of the year.(A)

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