A Levitical city in Asher
Hosah
Named in 1 verse of Joshua, first in Joshua 19:29.
חֹסָהHosah
The name means “trusting.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Hosah Written by AI
Hosah was a Levitical city located on the northern border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:29). It was situated near Tyre and was one of the cities assigned to the Levites, specifically the descendants of Gershon. Its exact location remains unknown.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Hosah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Refuge. (1.) A place on the border of the tribe of Asher (Josh. 19:29), a little to the south of Zidon.
(2.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 16:38).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Joshua 19:29
The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.