Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.
KJV
And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
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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
Jon 1:3
; and where the Apostle Peter resided some time; see Gill on
Act 9:36
; and See Gill on
Act 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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