Bible Location
Meaning: parables; governing · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Mishal was a town of Asher assigned to the Levites. It is important because it helps show how the coastal-northern inheritance also supported Israel's worship system. First appears in Josh 19:26.1
Place meaning
parables; governing
Coordinates
33.05, 35.17
First appears
Josh 19:26
AI summary: Mishal matters through shared structure rather than dramatic narrative. The references preserve it as an Asherite town given to the Levites, illustrating how priestly provision stretched even into the far north-west. The cross references present Mishal as a coastal-northern town of inheritance and Levitical support.1
Place meaning
parables; governing
Latitude
33.05
Longitude
35.17
Bible references
2
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. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.