Joshua 17:7

So then the boundary of Manasseh was from Asher, Michmethath, which faceth Shechem,—and the boundary goeth along unto the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.

In Context

6because, the daughters of Manasseh, received an inheritance in the midst of his sons,—and, the land of Gilead, became the possession of the sons of Manasseh that remained.

8Manasseh, had the land of Tappuah,—but, Tappuah itself, towards the boundary of Manasseh, pertained unto the sons of Ephraim;

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Cross References

Genesis 37:12Now his brethren went their way,—to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

Joshua 16:6and 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;

Joshua 20:7So then they set apart Kadesh in Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba, the same, is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah.

Joshua 24:1And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel, unto Shechem,—and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and they presented themselves before God.

Judges 9:1Then went Abimelech son of Jerubbaal, to Shechem, unto the brethren of his mother,—and spake unto them, and unto all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying;

1 Kings 12:25Then Jeroboam built Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein,—and went forth from thence, and built Penuel.

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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