Ten portions — Five for the sons, and five for the daughters; for as for Hepher, both he and his son Zelophehad was dead, and that without sons, and therefore had no portion; but his daughters had several portions allotted to them.
Verse Joshua 17:5. _THERE FELL TEN PORTIONS TO MANASSEH_] The Hebrew word חבלי _chabley_, which we translate _portions_, signifies literally _cords_ or _cables_, and intimates that by means of a _cor...
TEN PORTIONS - i. e. five for the five families descended from the male children of Gilead, and five others for the five daughters of Zelophehad, who represented the sixth family, the Hepherites....
5. THE PORTION OF MANASSEH CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Their names (Joshua 17:1)_ 2. Their border (Joshua 17:7) 3. The complaint and the answer (Joshua 17:14) Half of the tribe of Manasseh had their inheritan
Joshua 17:1, from a Priestly writer, describes the inheritance of Manasseh. In Joshua 17:7 the boundaries are given, but as in the case of Ephraim, no definite boundary line can be drawn from the name...
THERE FELL: i.e. by lot. Compare Joshua 17:1, and note....
_And there fell_ The inheritance they claimed was now allotted them. _ten portions_ The land allotted to the Manassites had to be divided into ten portions. The male descendants consisted of five fami...
_Inheritance of Manasseh West Joshua 17:1-13_ There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: b...
_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 SH...
TERRITORIES OF THE WESTERN TRIBES Chs. 14-19 inclusive describe the allotment of territories to the Western Tribes. There are two assignments. The first, embracing Judah and Joseph, is described as ta...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 17 V1 Joshua gave part of the land west of...
וַ יִּפְּל֥וּ חַבְלֵֽי ־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לְ...
CHAPTER XXV. THE INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH. Joshua Chs. 16, 17. NEXT to Judah, the most important tribe was Joseph; that is, the double tribe to which his two sons gave names, Ephraim and Manasseh. In p...
It is interesting to note that in the territory allotted to Manasseh, some of the cities of Ephraim are included; and, moreover, that some of the cities of Manasseh are within the territory of Asher a...
And there fell ten portions to (c) Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan; (c) In the land of canaan: five to the males: and other five to the daughters...
Jordan. Some of the families, which had possessions there already, were permitted to have a share on the west side also. Here Manasses had ten portions, sch\'9cnus, or cords, which Herodotus (ii. 6,)...
No less than ten portions in the one half tribe of Manasseh; and Manasseh himself but only an half tribe in Joseph; for Ephraim his brother had an equal claim with himself. It may serve to show us the...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
5._And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, _etc The children of Manasseh are in this passage classed under seven stems. Machir, the first-born, is placed apart; the other six follow. Here the questio...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND THERE FELL TEN PORTIONS TO MANASSEH, BESIDE THE LAND OF GILEAD AND BASHAN, WHICH [WERE] ON THE OTHER SIDE JORDAN,.... The lot which fell to the half tribe of Manasseh was divided into ten parts: a...
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan; Ver. 5. _And there fell ten portions to Manasseh._] Six to his six sons, Jos 17:2...
_He gave them_ That is, Eleazar or Joshua, with the consent of the princes appointed for that work. For after the lot had determined what land every tribe should have, these commissioners considered h...
1 The lot of Manasseh. 8 His coast. 12 The Canaanites not driuen out. 14 The children of Ioseph obtaine another lot. 1 THERE was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; ([NOTE: Genesis 41:51; Genesis...
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, in the country west of Jordan, BESIDE THE LAND OF GILEAD AND BASHAN, WHICH WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE JORDAN,...
THE BOUNDARIES AND CITIES...
THE WESTERN HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH (vs.1-13) Manasseh's territory was immediately north of Ephraim, spreading from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea. Manasseh means "forgetting reminding us of Paul...
1-6 Manasseh was but half of the tribe of Joseph, yet it was divided into two parts. The daughters of Zelophehad now reaped the benefit of their pious zeal and prudent forecast. Those who take care i...
TEN PORTIONS; either, 1. Six portions for the six sons, whereof one was Hepher; and because he had no sons, his part was subdivided into five equal parts, for each of the daughters. Or, 2. Ten porti...
Joshua 17:5 Ten H6235 shares H2256 fell H5307 (H8799) Manasseh H4519 land H776 Gilead H1568 Bashan H1316 side...
‘ And there fell ten portions (literally ‘lines' - portions set off by lines) to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is Beyond Jordan, because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheri...
CONTENTS: Land divisions; portion for Manasseh. CHARACTERS: God, Joshua, Eleazar, Moses, Zoplehad's daughter. CONCLUSION: (Joshua 17:14). Many covet larger possessions who do not cultivate and make...
Joshua 17:14. _Why hast thou given me but one lot?_ Joshua added mount Ephraim: though it was a military country, and though the Canaanites had chariots of iron; yet with the help of Ephraim, they mus...
_Zelophehad _. .. _ had no sons, but daughters._ THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN The question decided by their case was the right of females to inherit property in land when there were no heirs male in the famil...
JOSHUA—NOTE ON JOSHUA 17:3 The DAUGHTERS of ZELOPHEHAD receive their inheritance, as THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES (see...
JOSHUA 17:1. A LOT FOR THE TRIBE OF MANASSEH] The families of the tribe as a whole are here taken into account, the notice of them extending to the close of the sixth verse. MACHIR] Cf. on chap. Joshu...
EXPOSITION JOSHUA 17:1 THERE WAS ALSO A LOT. The preferable translation is, "_and_ _the lot for the tribe of Manasseh—for he was the firstborn of Joseph—was _(_or fell_)_ to Machir the son of Manasse...
Let's turn now to Joshua, chapter seventeen, as we begin our study this evening. As we get into the seventeenth chapter, we find that the land has continued to be divided by Joshua, and the portion th...
Joshua 13:29; Joshua 17:14; Joshua 17:2; Joshua 17:3; Numbers 32:30