Joshua 19:21
“Remeth, Engannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.”
What does Joshua 19:21 mean?
This verse is part of a straightforward list of towns assigned to the tribe of Issachar during the division of the Promised Land among Israel's tribes. These four cities—Remeth, Engannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez—marked out specific territory where Issachar's people would settle and build their community. While it might seem like just a catalog of place names, these lists mattered deeply to the original readers. They showed that God's promise of land was concrete and real, distributed fairly among the tribes so each family had a genuine home and inheritance to pass down. For us today, it's a reminder that God cares about the everyday details of our lives and futures, not just big spiritual moments.