Joshua 16:4

Free Bible Version

This was the allocation received by the descendants of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh.

Cross References

Genesis 41:52

His second son he named Ephraim, because he said, “God has made me fruitful in the country of my misery.”

Ezekiel 47:13

This is what the Lord God says: “These are the boundaries you are to use when allocating ownership of the land to the twelve tribes of Israel (Joseph is to receive two allocations.)

Joshua 14:4

The descendants of Joseph had become two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were not given any land, only towns to live in and pasture for their flocks and herds.

Joshua 16:5

This was the territory allocated to the tribe of Ephraim, by families. The boundary of their allocation ran from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon

Joshua 17:14

Then the descendants of Joseph came to Joshua and asked him, “Why have you given us only one allocation—only one share of the land—when there's so many of us because the Lord has blessed us so much?”

Joshua 18:5

They are to divide the land into seven parts, up to the boundary of Judah's land in the south and Joseph's land in the north.