Joshua 16:7

down to Ataroth and Naarah, and as far as Jericho, ending at the Jordan,

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In The King James Version

And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.

In Context

6westward the frontier ran to Michmethath on the north, then round east to Taanath-shiloh, and on to the east of Janoah,

8westward the frontier ran from Tappuah to the Kanah Valley, ending at the sea. Such was the property inherited by the tribe of Ephraim, according to their clans,

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Cross References

Joshua 3:16the waters that flow down stopped and were dammed up at a distance, at Adam (a town beside Zarethan), while the waters that flow away to the sea of the Arabah (the Dead Sea) were cut off and failed. In this way the people crossed, opposite Jericho.

Joshua 6:26Joshua then laid this oath upon the people: “Cursed before the Lord be the man who starts to rebuild this town of Jericho! At the cost of his oldest son will he lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son will he erect its gates.”

Matthew Henry on Joshua 16:6-10

The Inheritance of Joseph's Children. ( b. c. 1444.) 5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper; 6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah; 7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 8 The… Read the whole commentary →

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