John Gill Commentary Joshua 19:29

"and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea by the region of Achzib;" — Joshua 19:29 (ASV)

And [then] the coast turneth to Ramah
Which was a city in the tribe of Naphtali, (Joshua 19:36) ; and on the borders of Asher; though Jerom ^F25 distinguishes them, and speaks of a Ramah in Asher, and another in Naphtali, as different cities of the same name; as there were several of this name, so called from their being built on an eminence. Masius conjectures it is the same with Sarepta, (Luke 4:26) ; famous for its wine; and Bacchus, as the poet says, loves the hills:

and to the strong city Tyre ;
it is thought this is not to be understood of the famous city, so much spoken of in other parts of Scripture, and in profane history; since, as it is observed, that is not mentioned in Scripture until the times of David; and though Homer makes frequent mention of Sidon, yet never of Tyre. The words signify the strong fortress of a rock, or a fortress on a high rock; so Kimchi and Ben Melech; and it might be a fortified city, which being built on a rock, might have the name of Zor or Tyre, and not be the famous city of that name. Jerom ^F26 renders it the fortified city of the Assyrians:

and the coast turneth to Hosah ;
of which we nowhere else read:

and the outgoings thereof are at the sea ;
the Mediterranean sea; where the coast ended this way:

from the coast to Achzib ;
this Jerom ^F1 says is Ecdippa, nine miles from Ptolemais, as you go to Tyre; and this is confirmed by a learned traveller of our own nation ^F2 ; it is now called Zib; (See Gill on Micah 1:14).

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FOOTNOTES:

• F25: De loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.
• F26: De loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.
• F1: Ibid. fol. 88. I.
• F2: Maundrell's Journey from Aleppo p. 53.