The Allotment for Ephraim and Manasseh
The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. 2 Then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites. 3 Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea.
- Shared Boundary of Joseph’s Sons: Ephraim and Manasseh
- Starts at the Jordan River near Jericho, east of the city
- Goes westward through the wilderness up into the hill country
- Passes through Bethel and Luz and onto the territory of the Archites at Ataroth
- Continues westward from Ataroth, down to the territory of the Japhletites
- Toward the land of Lower Beth-horon
- Ends at the Mediterranean Sea
4 The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.
5 The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon, 6 and the boundary goes from there to the sea. On the north is Michmethath. Then on the east the boundary turns around toward Taanath-shiloh and passes along beyond it on the east to Janoah, 7 then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan. 8 From Tappuah the boundary goes westward to the brook Kanah and ends at the sea. Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Ephraim by their clans, 9 together with the towns that were set apart for the people of Ephraim within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. 10 However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labor.
- Joshua was from Ephraim
- Why did Ephraim get cities in Manasseh? (v.9)
- Why were Canaanites doing forced labor? Weren’t they supposed to be driven out? (Deuteronomy 7)
| Ephraim | |
| Region | Central hill country of Canaan |
| Eastern Boundary | Ataroth-addar to Upper Beth-horon |
| Northern Turn | Boundary turns north to Micmethath |
| Eastern Extension | Then turns east to Taanath-shiloh and Janoah |
| Southeast Path | Down to Ataroth and Naarah |
| Eastern Endpoint | Reaches Jericho and ends at the Jordan River |
| Western Boundary | From Tappuah west to Wadi Kanah, ending at the Mediterranean Sea |
| Cities within Manasseh’s Land | Ephraim also received towns and villages located within Manasseh’s inheritance |
| Unconquered City | Gezer The Canaanites were not driven out but remained as forced labor |
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