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Themes in Joshua 16

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Themes in Joshua 16

Joshua 16:1 (show verse)

Then the lot (allotment) for the sons of Joseph went from the Jordan Valley at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.

Jericho » Waters of

Joshua 16:2 (show verse)

Then it went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to Ataroth, the border of the Archites.

Archi » A city » A city of ephraim
Ataroth » A city » A city, or possibly two different cities, of ephraim

Joshua 16:3 (show verse)

It went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the outskirts of lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ended at the sea.

Beth-horon » Two ancient cities of canaan, near which joshua defeated the amorites
Gezer » Allotted to the half-tribe of ephraim
Japhleti » A place whose location is unknown

Joshua 16:4 (show verse)

The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance.

Inheritance » Earthly » General references to
Manasseh » Son of joseph

Joshua 16:5 (show verse)

Now this was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: on the east side the border of their inheritance was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.

Ataroth » A city » A city, or possibly two different cities, of ephraim
Beth-horon » Two ancient cities of canaan, near which joshua defeated the amorites
Ephraim » Tribe of
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Territory allotted to, after the conquest of canaan
The tribe of Ephraim » Bounds of its inheritance
Tribe » Of ephraim

Joshua 16:6 (show verse)

Then the border went westward at Michmethath on the north, and turned eastward to Taanath-shiloh and continued beyond it to the east of Janoah.

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Territory allotted to, after the conquest of canaan
The tribe of Ephraim » Bounds of its inheritance
Janohah » A city » A city on the border of the tribe of ephraim
Michmethah » A city between the tribes of ephraim and manasseh
Taanath-shiloh » A city » A city in the territory of the tribe of ephraim

Joshua 16:7 (show verse)

It went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, touched Jericho and ended at the Jordan.

Ataroth » A city » A city, or possibly two different cities, of ephraim
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Territory allotted to, after the conquest of canaan
The tribe of Ephraim » Bounds of its inheritance
Janohah » A city » A city on the border of the tribe of ephraim
Naarath » A city » A city on the southern boundary of the tribe of ephraim

Joshua 16:8 (show verse)

The border continued from Tappuah westward to the Brook Kanah, and it ended at the [Mediterranean] sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their families (clans),

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Territory allotted to, after the conquest of canaan
The tribe of Ephraim » Bounds of its inheritance
Kanah » Brook » Dividing » Ephraim » Manasseh
Rivers » Mentioned in scripture » Kanah
Rivers » Jordan » Kanah
Tappuah » A city » A city in the territory of the tribe of ephraim

Joshua 16:9 (show verse)

with the cities which were set apart for the sons of Ephraim within the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Territory allotted to, after the conquest of canaan
The tribe of Ephraim » Bounds of its inheritance
Manasseh » Tribe of » One-half of tribe west of jordan river

Joshua 16:10 (show verse)

But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live among Ephraim to this day, and they became forced laborers.

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Failed to expel the canaanites
The tribe of Ephraim » Could not drive out the canaanites but made them tributary
Gezer » Allotted to the half-tribe of ephraim
Gezer » Canaanites not all expelled from, but made to pay tribute (taxes)
Tribute » Exacted from all conquered nations
Tribute (taxes) » From conquered nations