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 comments on Jonah 1:3]; and where the Apostle Peter resided some time, [See comments on Acts 9:36]; and
[See comments 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.
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 comments on Jonah 1:3]; and where the Apostle Peter resided some time, [See comments on Acts 9:36]; and
[See comments 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.