Joshua 16

Ephraim and West Manasseh

1 The lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the *Josh. 8:15; 18:12wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel, 2 then went out from *Josh. 18:13; Judg. 1:26Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, 3 and went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, *Josh. 18:13; 1 Kin. 9:17; 2 Chr. 8:5as far as the boundary of Lower Beth Horon to *Josh. 21:21; 1 Kin. 9:15; 1 Chr. 7:28Gezer; and it ended at the sea.

4 *Josh. 17:14So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

The Land of Ephraim

5 *Judg. 1:29; 1 Chr. 7:28, 29The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was *Josh. 18:13Ataroth Addar *2 Chr. 8:5as far as Upper Beth Horon.

6 And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of *Josh. 17:7Michmethath; then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on the east of Janohah. 7 Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.

8 The border went out from *Josh. 17:8Tappuah westward to the *Josh. 17:9Brook Kanah, and it ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families. 9 *Josh. 17:9The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

10 *Josh. 15:63; 17:12, 13; Judg. 1:29; 1 Kin. 9:16And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.