Joshua 17:6

Because the daughters of Manasseh did inherite among his sonnes: and Manassehs other sonnes had the land of Gilead.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side Iorden,

7So the borders of Manasseh were from Asher to Michmethah that lieth before Shechem, and this border goeth on the right hand, euen vnto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

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Cross References

Joshua 13:29Also Moses gaue inheritance vnto the halfe tribe of Manasseh: and this belonged to the halfe tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.

Ezekiel 48:4And by the border of Naphtali from the East quarter vnto the West side, a 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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