Joshua 16:1
The assignment of land for the tribe of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country of Bethel.
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2Then it went from Bethel to Luz and passed along to Ataroth, the territory of the Arkites.
Cross References
Genesis 35:24His sons by Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
Joshua 15:61In the wilderness, there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
Joshua 18:12On the north side, their border began at the Jordan. The border went up to the ridge north of Jericho, and then up through the hill country westward. There it reached the wilderness of Beth Aven.
Judges 1:23They sent out men to spy on Bethel (the city that was formerly called Luz).
Ezekiel 48:5Adjoining the border of Manasseh from the east side to the west, Ephraim will have one portion.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 16:1
It is a pity that this and the following chapter should be separated, for both of them give us the lot of the children of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, who, next to Judah, were to have the post of honour, and therefore had the first and best portion in the northern part of Canaan, as Judah now had in the southern part. In this chapter we have, I. A general account of the lot of these two tribes together, ver. 1-4 . II. The borders of the lot of Ephraim in particular, ver. 5-10 . That of Manasseh following in the… Read the whole commentary →