The Book of Joshua

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- Kapitel 16 -

The assignment of land for the tribe of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country of Bethel.

Then it went from Bethel to Luz and passed along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites.

Then it went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth Horon, and then on to Gezer; it ended at the sea.

It was in this way that the tribes of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim received their inheritance.

The territory of the tribe of Ephraim that was assigned to their clans was as follows: The border of their inheritance on the east went from Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon,

and from there it continued to the sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath Shiloh and passed beyond it on the east to Janoah.

Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and then reached Jericho, ending at the Jordan.

From Tappuah the border went westward to the brook of Kanah and ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim, assigned to their clans,

together with the cities that were chosen for the tribe of Ephraim within the inheritance of the tribe of Manasseh-all the cities, as well as their villages.

They did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so that the Canaanites live within Ephraim to this day, but these people were made to do forced labor.

The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.

It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth;

and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, and on to Gezer; and ended at the sea.

The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

This was the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families. The border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth Addar, to Beth Horon the upper.

The border went out westward at Michmethath on the north. The border turned about eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah.

It went down from Janoah to Ataroth, to Naarah, reached to Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.

From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families;

together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

They didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell in the territory of Ephraim to this day, and have become servants to do forced labor.