_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._ There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh. Ephraim had been mentioned first... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 THE CHILDREN OF SHEMIDA: THESE WERE THE MALE CHILDREN... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 ENTAPPUAH._ The coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath ... the border went along on the right hand - i.e., the south. The southern bounda... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOW MANASSEH HAD THE LAND OF TAPPUAH: BUT TAPPUAH ON THE BORDER OF MANASSEH BELONGED TO THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM;_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE COAST DESCENDED UNTO THE RIVER KANAH, SOUTHWARD OF THE RIVER: THESE CITIES OF EPHRAIM ARE AMONG THE CITIES OF MANASSEH: THE COAST OF MANASSEH ALSO WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER, AND THE OUTGOINGS OF IT WERE AT THE SEA:_ The coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river.... [ Continue Reading ]
_SOUTHWARD IT WAS EPHRAIM'S, AND NORTHWARD IT WAS MANASSEH'S, AND THE SEA IS HIS BORDER; AND THEY MET TOGETHER IN ASHER ON THE NORTH, AND IN ISSACHAR ON THE EAST._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MANASSEH HAD IN ISSACHAR AND IN ASHER BETHSHEAN AND HER TOWNS, AND IBLEAM AND HER TOWNS, AND THE INHABITANTS OF DOR AND HER TOWNS, AND THE INHABITANTS OF ENDOR AND HER TOWNS, AND THE INHABITANTS OF TAANACH AND HER TOWNS, AND THE INHABITANTS OF MEGIDDO AND HER TOWNS, EVEN THREE COUNTRIES._ Beth... [ Continue Reading ]
_YET THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH COULD NOT DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THOSE CITIES; BUT THE CANAANITES WOULD DWELL IN THAT LAND._ Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities. Indolence, a love of ease, perhaps a mistaken humanity, arising from a disregard or forgetfulness of the div... [ Continue Reading ]
_YET IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WERE WAXEN STRONG, THAT THEY PUT THE CANAANITES TO TRIBUTE; BUT DID NOT UTTERLY DRIVE THEM OUT._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH SPAKE UNTO JOSHUA, SAYING, WHY HAST THOU GIVEN ME BUT ONE LOT AND ONE PORTION TO INHERIT, SEEING I AM A GREAT PEOPLE, FORASMUCH AS THE LORD HATH BLESSED ME HITHERTO?_ The children of Joseph spake unto Joshua. The two tribes join in laying a complaint before the leader as... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND JOSHUA ANSWERED THEM, IF THOU BE A GREAT PEOPLE, THEN GET THEE UP TO THE WOOD COUNTRY, AND CUT DOWN FOR THYSELF THERE IN THE LAND OF THE PERIZZITES AND OF THE GIANTS, IF MOUNT EPHRAIM BE TOO NARROW FOR THEE._ Cut down for thyself there, х_ UWBEEREE'TAA_ (H1254) _ LªKAA_ (H3807a) _ SHAAM_ (H803... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH SAID, THE HILL IS NOT ENOUGH FOR US: AND ALL THE CANAANITES THAT DWELL IN THE LAND OF THE VALLEY HAVE CHARIOTS OF IRON, BOTH THEY WHO ARE OF BETHSHEAN AND HER TOWNS, AND THEY WHO ARE OF THE VALLEY OF JEZREEL._ Chariots of iron - unusually strengthened with that metal, an... [ Continue Reading ]