Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Joshua 16:3
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out (b) thereof are at the sea.
(b) Of their inheritance.
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out (b) thereof are at the sea.
(b) Of their inheritance.
Verse Joshua 16:3. _BETH-HORON THE NETHER_] This city was about twelve miles from Jerusalem, on the side of _Nicopolis_, formerly _Emmaus_. - CALMET. Joshua 10:10....
OF JAPHLETI - Rather “of the Japhletite.” All history of the name is lost....
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...
_and goeth down westward_ Hence the boundary passed unto the "coast" of Beth-horon the nether, i.e. the "Lower Beth-horon," and Gezer, to the Mediterranean Sea at Jaffa. _Japhleti_ is unknown. _Beth...
_The Territory of the Children of Joseph Joshua 16:1-4_ 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 J...
_AND GOETH OUT FROM BETHEL TO LUZ, AND PASSETH ALONG UNTO THE BORDERS OF ARCHI TO ATAROTH,_ No JFB commentary on these verses....
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...
XVI. INHERITANCE OF JOSEPH — _i.e.,_ of Ephraim and Manasseh (Joshua 16:1 to Joshua 18:1, inclusive). (1) THE LOT OF THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH. — The order of precedence among the tribes of Israel was al...
וְ יָֽרַד ־יָ֜מָּה אֶל ־גְּב֣וּל הַ יַּפְלֵטִ
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...
_Nether. See chap. x. 11. The upper Bethoron was of much less note, near the Jordan. --- Gazer was in the vicinity of Azotus, 1 Machabees xiv. 34., chap. x. 33. (Calmet)_...
Joseph as a type of the ever blessed Jesus, had eminent distinctions assigned him by his Father. He was among the youngest of Jacob ' s children, but yet, after Judah, is one of the first to be provid...
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 GOETH DOWN WESTWARD TO THE COAST OF JAPHLETI,.... This place is now unknown, though no doubt well known to the sons of Joseph, when this lot fell to them, and its border was described: UNTO THE C...
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. Ver. 3. _And to Gezer._] Where the Canaanites held t...
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 goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, or, of the Japhletite, UNTO THE COAST OF BETH-HORON THE NETHER, located on a slight elevation below Upper Beth-horon, AND TO GEZER, still farther to t...
THE GENERAL BOUNDARIES OF THE SONS OF JOSEPH...
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...
Of the two BETH-HORONS, see JOSHUA 10:10,11....
Joshua 16:3 down H3381 (H8804) westward H3220 boundary H1366 Japhletites H3311 boundary H1366 Lower H8481 Horon H1032 G
‘ And it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth-horon the Lower, even to Gezer. And its goings out were at the sea.' The Japhletites were another Canaanite family g...
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...
1 Chronicles 7:24; 1 Chronicles 7:28; 1 Kings 9:15; 2 Chronicles 8:5;...