SEV Biblia, Chapter 19:26
y Alamelec, y Amad, y Miseal; y llega hasta Carmelo al occidente, y a Sihorlibnat;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 19:26
Verse 26. Carmel] The vineyard of God; a place greatly celebrated in Scripture, and especially for the miracles of Elijah; see 1 Kings xviii. 19-40. The mountain of Carmel was so very fruitful as to pass into a proverb.
There was another Carmel in the tribe of Judah, (see Joshua xv. 55,) but this, in the tribe of Asher, was situated about one hundred and twenty furlongs south from Ptolemais, on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
Calmet observes that there was, in the time of Vespasian, a temple on this mountain, dedicated to a god of the same name. There was a convent, and a religious order known by the name of Carmelites, established on this mountain in honour of Elijah: the time of the foundation of this order is greatly disputed. Some pretend that it was established by Elijah himself; while others, with more probability, fix it in A.D. 1180 or 1181, under the pontificate of Pope Alexander III.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 26. And Alammelech, and Amad , etc.] Of the two first of these there is no mention elsewhere; and Misheal is the same with Mashal, ( 1 Chronicles 6:74); and is by Jerom called Masan, and said to be near Carmel to the sea: and reacheth to Carmel westward ; or, “to the sea”, as Carmel is called “Carmel by the sea”, (see Gill on “ Jeremiah 46:18”): it is hereby distinguished from Carmel in the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:55); (Pliny calls it a promontory): and to Shihorlibnath ; the Vulgate Latin and Septuagint versions make two places of it: but the sum of the cities after given will not admit of it: more rightly Junius renders it Sihor by Libhath, and takes Sihor to be the river Belus, or Pagidus; so called either because of its likeness to the Nile, one of whose names is Sihor, ( Jeremiah 2:18); or because its waters might be black and muddy; it was the river out of which sand was fetched to make glass of: and Libnath, which has its name from whiteness, the same writer thinks may be the Album Promontorium, or white promontory of Pliny f461 , which he places near Ptolemais, between Ecdippa and Tyre, and is very probable.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 17-51 - Joshua waited till all the tribes were settled, before he asked an provision for himself. He was content to be unfixed, till he saw the all placed, and herein is an example to all in public places, to prefe the common welfare before private advantage. Those who labour most to do good to others, seek an inheritance in the Canaan above: but it wil be soon enough to enter thereon, when they have done all the service to their brethren of which they are capable. Nor can any thing mor effectually assure them of their title to it, than endeavouring to bring others to desire, to seek, and to obtain it. Our Lord Jesus cam and dwelt on earth, not in pomp but poverty, providing rest for man yet himself not having where to lay his head; for Christ pleased no himself. Nor would he enter upon his inheritance, till by his obedienc to death he secured the eternal inheritance for all his people; no will he account his own glory completed, till every ransomed sinner is put in possession of his heavenly rest __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ואלמלך 487 ועמעד 6008 ומשׁאל 4861 ופגע 6293 בכרמל 3760 הימה 3220 ובשׁיחור לבנת׃ 7884
