John Gill Commentary Joshua 19:46

"and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa." — Joshua 19:46 (ASV)

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 Jonah 1:3); and where the Apostle Peter resided some time, (See Gill on Acts 9:36); and (See Gill 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 ^F2 testifies.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F2: De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 8. sect. 4.