Joshua 17:7

Easy To Read Version

Then the border went from Janoah down to Ataroth and to Naarah. The border continued until it touched Jericho and stopped at the Jordan River.

Cross References

Genesis 34:2

Hamor was the king of that land. His son Shechem saw Dinah. Shechem kidnapped her and raped her.

Genesis 37:12

One day, Joseph’s brothers went to Shechem to care for their father’s sheep.

Genesis 37:14

Joseph’s father said, “Go and see if your brothers are safe. Come back and tell me if my sheep are all fine.” So Joseph’s father sent him from the Valley of Hebron to Shechem.

1 Kings 12:25

Shechem was a city in the hill country of Ephraim. Jeroboam made Shechem a very strong city and lived there. Later he went to the city of Penuel [154] and made it stronger.

1 Chronicles 6:67

They were given the city of Shechem. Shechem is a city of safety. {\cf2\super [71]} They were also given the towns of Gezer,

Psalm 60:6

God spoke in his temple: {\cf2\super [357]} \par It makes me very happy!\par \{God said,\}\par \{I will share this land with my people.\}\par I will give them Shechem.\par I will give them Succoth Valley.\par

Joshua 17:6

And the western border started at Micmethath. The border turned to the east to Taanath Shiloh and continued east to Janoah.

Joshua 17:8

The border went from Tappuah west to Kanah Ravine and ended at the sea. This is all the land that was given to the Ephraim people. Each family in that family group got a part of this land.

Joshua 20:7

So the people of Israel chose some cities to be called “Cities of Safety.” These cities were:

Joshua 21:21

The city of Shechem from the hill country of Ephraim. (Shechem was a city of safety.) They also got Gezer,

Joshua 24:1

Joshua called all the family groups of Israel to meet together at Shechem. Then Joshua called the older leaders, the heads of the families, the judges, and the officers and the rulers and the judges of Israel. These men stood before God.

Joshua 24:32

When the people of Israel left Egypt, they carried the bones from the body of Joseph with them. So the people buried the bones of Joseph at Shechem. They buried the bones on the land that Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of the man named Shechem. Jacob had bought that land for 100 pieces of pure silver. This land belonged to Joseph’s children.

Judges 9:1

Abimelech was the son of Jerub Baal (Gideon). Abimelech went to his uncles that lived in the city of Shechem. He said to his uncles and all of his mother’s family,