Joshua 16:5-10

The Inheritance of the Tribe of Ephraim

5. And the border The border given is not traced out with the same completeness as that given above of the tribe of Judah. No mention, it will be observed, is made of the northern boundary line of the tribes descended from Joseph, although the eastern and western boundaries are implied, viz. the Jordan and the Mediterranean.

on the east side It is to be borne in mind that the border traced above in Joshua 16:1-3 is here presupposed. The boundary is not drawn de novo, but is based upon the other.

Ataroth-addar Comp. ch. Joshua 18:13. It is a little remarkable that the "Upper Beth-horon" is mentioned in this verse instead of Lower Beth-horon, as in Joshua 16:3. But both places were situated close to each other.