Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea, the Mediterranean Sea, is his (western) border; and they met together in Asher on the north and in Issachar on the east. Their territory bounded that of the tribe of Asher north of them, and that of the tribe of Issachar east of them, or to the northeast. The description makes it doubtful whether the portions of Ephraim and Manasseh were intended to be effectually separated. Cf Joshua 16:1.

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