Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
Joshua 16:6-7
Toward the sea The midland sea, toward the west. To Jericho Not to the city of Jericho, which belonged to Benjamin's lot, (Joshua 18:21,) but to its territory.
Toward the sea The midland sea, toward the west. To Jericho Not to the city of Jericho, which belonged to Benjamin's lot, (Joshua 18:21,) but to its territory.
From the abrupt manner in which the statements are introduced, as well as from their imperfect character, there is probability in the conjecture that some words have, in these verses, fallen out of th...
4. THE PORTION OF EPHRAIM CHAPTER 16 _ 1. The lot for the children of Joseph (Joshua 16:1)_ 2. Ephraim's portion (Joshua 16:5) 3. Ephraim's failure (Joshua 16:10) A wonderful lot was that of Josep...
JOSHUA 16 F. This section deals with the inheritance of the Joseph tribes, Ephraim and Manasseh. It is composite, but the different parts are easily separated. The old narrative speaks of the tribe of...
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, i...
_and the border went out_ The line appears to run north towards the Beth-horons, where it meets the southern boundary common to both tribes. Then it went north-westward (or toward the sea) to Michmeth...
_VER._ 6. _AND THE BORDER WENT OUT TOWARD THE SEA,_ &C.— The whole verse is very obscure: all that we can observe upon it is, that the portion of Ephraim was inclosed on the north by a line, which wen...
_The Boundaries of Ephraim Joshua 16:5-8_ 5 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 Ataroth-addar, unt...
_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 sid...
The border between Ephraim and Manasseh passed from Jericho westward to Michmethah near Shechem (Joshua 17:7), and thence to the river Kanah which falls into the Mediterranean N. of Joppa....
THE LOT OF JOSEPH Chs. 16, 17 describe the territories of Ephraim and the W. half of Manasseh. Vv. 1-4 of Joshua 16 give the general frontiers of the combined tribes, the rest of the chapter (Joshua 1...
COME IN, AND RECEIVE GOD’S PROMISES! JOSHUA _BRIAN ROWLANDS_ Maps to help you to study this book are on the Internet at www.easyenglish.info. CHAPTER 16 V1 Joshua gave some land east of Jericho...
_(_5-8_)_ THE BORDER (of Ephraim’s inheritance) ON THE EAST SIDE. — The words “on the east side” are not easy to understand. If Ataroth-addar is rightly identified as _Ed-Dârieh,_ and Mickmethah as th...
וְ יָצָ֨א הַ גְּב֜וּל הַ יָּ֗מָּה הַֽ
CHAPTER XXV. THE INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH. Joshua Chs. 16, 17. NEXT to Judah, the most important tribe was Joseph; that is, the double tribe to which his two sons gave names, Ephraim and Manasseh. In p...
Next in order we have an account of the inheritance of Joseph divided between his sons Ephraim and Manasseh. The part allotted to Ephraim was a fertile and beautiful district, perhaps in many respects...
_Looketh to the north, &c. The meaning is, that the border went towards the north, by Machmethath; and then turned eastward to Thanathselo. (Challoner) --- Borders. It should be terminus. "The border...
I stay not to make remarks on the boundaries of those tribes, because in the present hour it is impossible to mark with any precision the extent of each; time making such ravages both on places and na...
In the wars of Jehovah it was not always a question of hostile power. Indeed this is not the most serious evil which the people of God have to encounter in this world. The very same principle which wa...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 THROUGH 24. Chapter 12 is only a summary of their conquests. The Holy Ghost not only gives us the victory over our enemies, but makes us understand and kno...
AND THE BORDER WENT OUT TOWARDS THE SEA,.... The Mediterranean sea: TO MICHMETHAH ON THE NORTH SIDE; of the border, the same on which Bethhoron was, from whence the border proceeded on to this place,...
And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah; Ver. 6. _Toward the sea._] Or,...
1 The generall borders of the sonnes of Ioseph. 5 The border of the inheritance of Ephraim. 10 The Canaanites not conquered. 1 AND the lot of the children of Ioseph [NOTE: _Hebrew:_ went foorth.] f...
And the (northern) BORDER, reckoning from some central point or watershed, WENT OUT TOWARD THE SEA, the Mediterranean Sea, TO MICHMETHAH ON THE NORTH SIDE, not far from Shechem; AND THE BORDER, from t...
THE SPECIAL BORDERS OF EPHRAIM...
EPHRAIM'S BORDER (vs.1-10) The border of Ephraim did not adjoin Judah, for Benjamin and Dan came between them; but Ephraim's borders are discussed after Judah, for fruitfulness (of which Ephraim spea...
TOWARD THE SEA; the midland sea, towards the west....
Joshua 16:6 border H1366 out H3318 (H8804) sea H3220 side H6828 Michmethath H4366 border H1366 around H5437 ...
‘ And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus; even the border of their inheritance, eastward was Attaroth-addar to Upper Beth-horon, and the border went out to the...
CONTENTS: Land divisions; portions of Manasseh and Ephriam. CHARACTERS: None mentioned. CONCLUSION: It is a brand of failure upon the Christian, when through carelessness, cowardice or want of faith...
Joshua 16:1. _The water of Jericho._ These waters being bitter, Elisha obtained by his prayers the power to heal them by a handful of salt. 2 Kings 2:21. Joshua 16:2. _Beth-el to Luz._ Luz was the tow...
_The lot of _. .. _ Joseph._ THE INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH Next to Judah, the most important tribe was Joseph; that is, the double tribe to which his two sons gave names, Ephraim and Manasseh. In perpetu...
_THE INHERITANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH_ CRITICAL NOTES. Joshua 16:1. The lot of the children of Joseph] Although Jacob had adopted the sons of Joseph to be as his own children (Genesis 48:5), and...
EXPOSITION THE INHERITANCE OF EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH. JOSHUA 16:1 FELL. Literally_ came forth, i.e; _out of the urn. THE WATER OF JERICHO. "This is the present fountain of es Sultan, half an hour to t...
In chapter sixteen he describes the areas that were given then to Manasseh, and to Ephraim, the sons, or the descendants of Joseph. Now part of the tribe of Manasseh settled on the east banks of the J...
Joshua 17:7; Joshua 18:1...
Toward the sun — The midland sea, towards the west....