_AND THE LOT OF THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH FELL FROM JORDAN BY JERICHO, UNTO THE WATER OF JERICHO ON THE EAST, TO THE WILDERNESS THAT GOETH UP FROM JERICHO THROUGHOUT MOUNT BETHEL,_ The lot of the children of Joseph fell, х_ HAGOWRAAL_ (H1486), the small pebble or calculus used in casting lots, frequen... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND GOETH OUT FROM BETHEL TO LUZ, AND PASSETH ALONG UNTO THE BORDERS OF ARCHI TO ATAROTH,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE BORDER OF THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM ACCORDING TO THEIR FAMILIES WAS THUS: EVEN THE BORDER OF THEIR INHERITANCE ON THE EAST SIDE WAS ATAROTHADDAR, UNTO BETH-HORON THE UPPER;_ The border of their inheritance ... was Ataroth-addar. Ataroth-addar (now Atara), 4 miles south of Jetta (Robinson), i... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE BORDER WENT OUT TOWARD THE SEA TO MICHMETHAH ON THE NORTH SIDE; AND THE BORDER WENT ABOUT EASTWARD UNTO TA'ANATH-SHILOH, AND PASSED BY IT ON THE EAST TO JANOHAH;_ Michmethah on the north side - literally, the Michmethah, a place of note. [Septuagint, Ikasmoon.] The northern boundary is tra... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT WENT DOWN FROM JANOHAH TO ATAROTH, AND TO NAARATH, AND CAME TO JERICHO, AND WENT OUT AT JORDAN._ And it went down from Janohah. The rapid descent of the valley eastward shows the exactness of the sacred historian's expression, "went down." AND TO NAARATH, х_ NA`ARAATAAH_ (H5292), with the... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE BORDER WENT OUT FROM TAPPUAH WESTWARD UNTO THE RIVER KANAH; AND THE GOINGS OUT THEREOF WERE AT THE SEA. THIS IS THE INHERITANCE OF THE TRIBE OF THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM BY THEIR FAMILIES._ From Tappuah (see the note at Josh. 16:53) westward unto the river Kanah, х_ NACHAL_ (H5158) _ QAANAAH_ (H... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE SEPARATE CITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM WERE AMONG THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF MANASSEH, ALL THE CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES._ Separate cities ... were among the inheritance of ... Manasseh (Joshua 17:9) [Septuagint, hai poleis hai aforistheisai, assigned, appointed] - because it... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY DRAVE NOT OUT THE CANAANITES THAT DWELT IN GEZER: BUT THE CANAANITES DWELL AMONG THE_ _ EPHRAIMITES UNTO THIS DAY, AND SERVE UNDER TRIBUTE._ Drave not out the Canaanites ... serve under tribute. This is the first mention of the fatal policy of the Israelites, in neglecting the divine comm... [ Continue Reading ]