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The third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid;
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Prophecy Fulfilled
Commentators like John Calvin and Matthew Henry see the lot falling to Zebulun as a powerful fulfillment of Jacob's prophecy from Genesis 49:13. Hundreds of years earlier, Jacob foretold Zebulun would dwell by the sea, and here the lot divinely assigns them a maritime region. This is seen as a clear sign of God's sovereignty and the absolute reliability of His prophetic word.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sarid, not yet identified, was evidently a leading topographical point on the south frontier of Zebulun. The boundary passed westward until it touc…
19th Century
Anglican
THE BORDER OF ZEBULUN.
The third lot ... for the children of Zebulun ... Sarid (Syriac, Asdod; Septuagint, Seddouk…
16th Century
Protestant
And the third lot came up, and so on. In the lot of Zebulun there is a clear fulfillment of the prophecy of Jacob, which had foretold that…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families Who, though younger than Issachar, has …
In the division to each tribe of Israel, the prophetic blessings of Jacob were fulfilled. They chose for themselves, or it was divided to them by l…
