John Gill Commentary Joshua 19:27

"and it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand," — Joshua 19:27 (ASV)

And turneth towards the sunrising
Or eastward,

to Bethdagon ;
there was a city of this name in the tribe of Judah, (See Gill on Joshua 15:41). Dagon, being a god of the Phoenicians, had temples built for him in various places in Canaan:

and reacheth to Zebulun ;
not the tribe of Zebulun, but a city so called, the same Josephus ^F15 calls a strong city of Galilee, which had the name of Men, perhaps from the populousness of it, and separated Ptolemais from Judea;

and to the valley of Jiphthahel ;
see (Joshua 19:14) ;

toward the north side of Bethemek ;
of Bethemek no mention is made elsewhere: perhaps here was an idol temple before dedicated to the god of the valleys; see (1 Kings 20:28) ;

and Neiel ;
which the Greek version calls Inael, of which Jerom says {p}, it is a certain village called Betoaenea, fifteen miles from Caesarea, situated on a mountain to the east, on which are said to be wholesome baths:

and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand ;
not the land of Cabul, (1 Kings 9:13) ; but a city, which Josephus ^F17 calls a village on the borders of Ptolemais. The Jews ^F18 speak of a city of this name, destroyed because of contentions in it.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F15: De Bello Jud. l. 2. c. 18. sect. 9.
• F17: Vita ejus, sect. 43.
• F18: Echa Rabbati, fol. 75. 4.