Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and Yahweh said to him, You are old and well stricken in years, and there remains yet very much land to be possessed.
"From the south ..."  (Joshua 13:4).  This connects with what precedes."[15]  "This indicates the southern limit of the still unconquered territory, and  Joshua 13:3 gives the northern limit."[16]  Jamieson pointed out the wisdom of putting these limits and boundaries on record, "As in any case of misunderstanding or dispute about the exact limits of each district of property an appeal could always be made to this authoritative document."[17]  This southern limit included the Mediterranean coast as far as the Brook of Egypt.  The northern limit was to Aphek, to the border of the Amorites.  "This was the Aphek in the allotment to Asher, and the `border of the Amorites' was the northern boundary of the territory of Bashan."[18]  We learn from these same sources that Aphek was the site of the Syrian temple of Astarte, dedicated to her as mourning for Tammuz, the ruins of which are still visible.  It is not believed that Asher ever actually occupied the territory this far.