Joshua 16:5

And the boundary of the sons of Ephraim, by their families, was,—yea the boundary of their inheritance on the east, was Ataroth-addar, as far as Beth-horon the upper;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

4So the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.

6and the boundary goeth out westward at Michmethath, on the north, then the boundary bendeth round easward, to Taanath-shiloh,—and passeth by it on the east to Janoah;

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Cross References

Joshua 18:13and the boundary passeth over from thence towards Luz, to the side of Luz, southwards, the same, is Bethel,—and the boundary goeth down to Ataroth-addah, by the mountain that is on the south of Beth-horon the nether;

1 Chronicles 7:28And, their possessions, and their dwellings, were Bethel, and the villages thereof; and, eastward, Naaran, and, westward, Gezer, and the villages thereof, and Shechem, and the villages thereof,—as far as Aiyah, and the villages thereof;—

Matthew Henry on Joshua 16:2-5

The Lot of Joseph. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el, 2 And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, 3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their… Read the whole commentary →

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