647 - The Land Given to Ephraim and the rest of Manasseh

The Land Given to Ephraim and the rest of Manasseh

The allotment, for the descendants of Joseph, extended from the Jordan River, near Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, through the wilderness, and into the hill country of Bethel. 

From Bethel (that is, Luz) …it ran over to Ataroth, in the territory of the Arkites. Then, it descended westward, to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer …and (finally) over to the Mediterranean Sea. 

This was the homeland allocated to the families of Joseph’s sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 

The Land Given to Ephraim was the following …this is the territory that was given to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. 

The boundary of their homeland began at Ataroth-addar, in the east. 

From there it ran to Upper Beth-horon, then on to the Mediterranean Sea. From Micmethath, on the north, the boundary curved eastward, past Taanath-shiloh, to the east of Janoah. 

From Janoah, it turned southward, to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River. 

From Tappuah, the boundary extended westward, following the Kanah Ravine, to the Mediterranean Sea. 

This is the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim. 

In addition, some towns with their surrounding villages, in the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh, were set aside for the tribe of Ephraim. 

They did not drive the Canaanites out of Gezer, however, so the people of Gezer live, as slaves among the people of Ephraim, to this day. 


Joshua 16:1–10 (NLT)


Praise be to God!


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