Joshua 16:1-10

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Joshua

Brian Rowlands

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Chapter 16

v1 Joshua gave some land east of Jericho to the *tribes of Joseph.

Their land started at the Jordan and went through the desert. Then it went into the hills of Bethel.

v2 The edge of their land went from Bethel (that is, Luz) to the land of the Arkites. The land of the Arkites was in Ataroth.

v3 Their land continued towards the west, to the Japhletites’ land, which was by lower Beth Horon. It ended near the sea, by Gezer.

v4 Joshua gave this land to Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph. It was for them and their families.

v5 Joshua gave land to the families of Ephraim.

Their land started in the east at Ataroth Addar. From there, it went to Beth Horon. v6 Then it continued to the west. Michmethath was north of their land.

The edge of their land went towards the east past Taanath Shiloh. Then it went to Janoah. v7 Then it went to Ataroth and Naarah. Then it went through Jericho to the river Jordan. v8 From Tappuah, the edge of their land continued towards the west to the little river Kanah. From there, it continued to the sea.

Joshua gave all this land to the families of the *tribe of Ephraim.

v9 He also gave them some towns and villages that were in the land of Manasseh. v10 But the *tribe of Ephraim did not remove the *Canaanite people who lived in Gezer. *Canaanite people still live there, but they have to work as slaves to the Ephraimites.

Verses 1-4 Already Moses had given some land to Manasseh. This was on the east side of the river Jordan. Now Joshua gave land to the rest of the *tribes of Joseph. (The *tribe of Joseph was divided between his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. These are called the *tribes of Joseph.)

Verses 5-10 This is the land that Joshua gave to the *tribe of Ephraim.

Notice, again, that the *tribe of Ephraim did not defeat the *Canaanites. This caused them a lot of trouble later.

Christians must defeat all their enemies. God will bless us when we do defeat them. Usually our enemies are not people. (See notes on 3:10.)

tribe ~ the whole family of one of Jacob’s 12 sons.
Canaanites ~ the people who used to live in Canaan, the promised land.

Canaan ~ another name for the promised land.

promised land ~ the land that God promised to give to Abraham and his family.