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Ephraim and West Manasseh

1 The lot1 fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the awilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to2 Bethel,  
2 then went out1 from aBethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth,  
3 and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, aas far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to bGezer; and it ended at the sea.  
4 aSo the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.  

The Land of Ephraim

5 aThe border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was bAtaroth Addar cas far as Upper Beth Horon.  
6 And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of aMichmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah.  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Joshua 16:1

THE GENERAL BORDERS OF THE SONS OF JOSEPH. (Joshua 16:1-4)

the lot of the children of Joseph fell—Hebrew, "went forth," referring either to the lot as drawn out of the urn, or to the tract of land thereby assigned. The first four verses describe the territory allotted to the family of Joseph in the rich domains of central Palestine. It was drawn in one lot, that the brethren might be contiguously situated; but it was afterwards divided. The southern boundary only is described here; that on the north being irregular and less defined (Joshua 17:10-11), is not mentioned.

water of Jericho— (II Kings 2:19), at the joint of its junction with the Jordan.

mount Beth-el—the ridge south of Beth-el. Having described the position of Joseph's family generally the historian proceeds to define the territory; first, that of Ephraim.




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