Joshua 16:4

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So the sons of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance.

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  • Josh 17:14 : 14 The descendants of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Why have you given us just one lot and one portion for an inheritance, when we are a numerous people, as the LORD has blessed us to this point?'

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  • Josh 16:5-9
    5 verses
    83%

    5 The territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their clans was as follows: The border of their inheritance on the east began at Ataroth-addar and extended to Upper Beth-horon.

    6 The border went westward to Michmethath on the north, turned eastward to Taanath-shiloh, and passed east of Janohah.

    7 It descended from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached Jericho, and ended at the Jordan.

    8 From Tappuah, the border continued westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their clans.

    9 Additionally, there were cities set apart for the sons of Ephraim in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

  • Num 26:28
    80%

    28 The descendants of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

  • Josh 14:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4 The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites did not receive a portion of land but were instead given cities to live in, with pasturelands for their livestock and possessions.

    5 The Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses and divided the land.

  • Josh 16:1
    78%

    1 The lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, eastward to the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, and ascended from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.

  • Josh 17:4-11
    8 verses
    77%

    4 They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.

    5 Ten portions fell to Manasseh, in addition to the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan.

    6 For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

    7 The territory of Manasseh stretched from Asher to Michmethath, which is near Shechem. Then the boundary ran southward to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.

    8 The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the descendants of Ephraim.

    9 The boundary descended to the Wadi Kanah, southward of the wadi. These towns belonged to Ephraim within the towns of Manasseh. The boundary of Manasseh was on the north side of the wadi and ended at the sea.

    10 To the south, the land belonged to Ephraim; to the north, it belonged to Manasseh. The sea formed its boundary. Manasseh touched Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

    11 Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, and the three regions of Napheth.

  • Josh 17:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 A portion of land was allotted to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was Joseph's firstborn. To Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, since he was a man of war, Gilead and Bashan were given.

    2 The rest of the families of Manasseh also received their inheritance, including the families of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida—these were the male descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, according to their families.

  • 1 Chr 7:29
    77%

    29 Along the borders of the sons of Manasseh were Beth-shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. In these places lived the sons of Joseph, son of Israel.

  • Josh 16:3
    75%

    3 It descended westward to the territory of the Japhletite, as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon, and on to Gezer, and it ended at the sea.

  • Ezek 48:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the eastern border to the western border: Manasseh, one portion.

    5 Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the eastern border to the western border: Ephraim, one portion.

  • Josh 17:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16 The descendants of Joseph replied, 'The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shean and its surrounding villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel.'

    17 Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh: 'You are a numerous people and strong. You shall not have just one allotment of land,'

  • Gen 48:13
    75%

    13 Then Joseph took them both—Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right—and brought them close to him.

  • Josh 13:29
    75%

    29 Moses also gave an inheritance to half the tribe of Manasseh, and this was allotted to the half-tribe according to their clans:

  • Num 36:4
    74%

    4 'And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they are married and will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.'

  • Deut 29:8
    73%

    8 Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.

  • Num 36:12
    73%

    12 They married into the clans of the descendants of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.

  • Num 34:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral clans, the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral clans, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance.

    15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.

  • Num 32:39
    73%

    39 The sons of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

  • Josh 14:1
    73%

    1 These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.

  • Josh 17:14
    73%

    14 The descendants of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Why have you given us just one lot and one portion for an inheritance, when we are a numerous people, as the LORD has blessed us to this point?'

  • Ezek 47:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 This is what the Lord GOD says: 'This will be the boundary by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph receiving two portions.'

    14 You are to divide it equally among yourselves. I swore to give it to your ancestors, and this land will fall to you as an inheritance.

  • Num 26:37
    73%

    37 These were the families of the descendants of Ephraim according to those registered by their census: 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.

  • Josh 18:11
    72%

    11 The lot of the tribe of Benjamin, according to their clans, came up. The territory allotted to their lot lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph.

  • Josh 18:20
    72%

    20 The Jordan formed its eastern boundary. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin, according to its boundaries and clans.

  • Josh 13:7
    72%

    7 Now divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 1:32
    72%

    32 The descendants of Joseph, specifically the tribe of Ephraim, were recorded by their generations, by their families, and by their ancestral houses, all the males twenty years old or older, individually counted, all able to serve in the army.

  • Num 1:10
    72%

    10 from the descendants of Joseph: from the tribe of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from the tribe of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

  • Josh 18:5
    72%

    5 Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.

  • Josh 15:20
    72%

    20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, by their clans.

  • Gen 48:5
    71%

    5 'Now, your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you here will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are.'

  • Judg 2:6
    71%

    6 After Joshua sent the people away, the Israelites went to take possession of the land, each to their own inheritance.

  • Josh 11:16
    71%

    16 So Joshua took all this land: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowlands, the Arabah, and the hill country and lowlands of Israel.

  • Judg 1:22
    70%

    22 The people of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.