Topic
Mishal
3 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1897–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 21:30Easton · ISBE
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 6:74Easton · ISBE
And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
- Joshua 19:26ISBE
And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
A city of the tribe of Asher (Josh. 21:30; 1 Chr. 6:74). It is probably the modern Misalli, on the shore near Carmel.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
mi'-shal (mish'al): A town in the territory of Asher (Jos 19:26, the King James Version "Misheal," Maasa), assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Jos 21:30; Codex Vaticanus Bassellan; Codex Alexandrinus Masaal equals "Mashal" of 1Ch 6:74). Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Masan") places it near Carmel by the sea. It is not identified.
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.