Joshua 17:6

And so the daughters of Manasseh possessed an inheritance in the midst of his sons. But the land of Gilead fell by lot to the sons of Manasseh that were left.

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In The King James Version

Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.

In Context

5And by lot, there fell ten portions to Manasseh, aside from the land of Gilead and Bashan beyond the Jordan.

7And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which looks out toward Shechem. And it goes out, to the right, beside the inhabitants of the Fountain of Tappuah.

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Cross References

Joshua 13:29He also gave, to the one half tribe of Manasseh and to his sons, a possession according to their families,

Ezekiel 48:4And beyond the border of Naphtali, from the eastern region, even to the region of the sea, there shall be one portion for Manasseh.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 17:2-7

The Inheritance of Joseph's Children. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for… Read the whole commentary →

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