Joshua 17:7

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Manasseh’s border extends from Asher to Michmethath, which faces Shechem. Then the border goes south toward the people who live in En Tappuah.

Cross References

Genesis 34:2

When Shechem, son of the local ruler Hamor the Hivite, saw her, he took her and raped her.

Genesis 37:12

His brothers had gone to take care of their father’s flocks at Shechem.

Genesis 37:14

So Israel said, “See how your brothers and the flocks are doing, and bring some news back to me.” Then he sent Joseph away from the Hebron Valley. When Joseph came to Shechem,

1 Kings 12:1

Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.

1 Kings 12:25

Jeroboam rebuilt Shechem in the hills of Ephraim and lived there. Then he left that place and built Penuel.

1 Chronicles 6:67

They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland,

Psalm 60:6

God has promised the following through his holiness: “I will triumph! I will divide Shechem. I will measure the valley of Succoth.

Joshua 17:6

These portions were distributed because Manasseh’s daughters were given an inheritance along with his sons, while Gilead belonged to Manasseh’s other descendants.

Joshua 17:8

(The land of Tappuah belongs to Manasseh, but Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh, belongs to Ephraim.)

Joshua 20:7

Kedesh in Galilee in the mountains of Naphtali, Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (now called Hebron) in the mountains of Judah were chosen as cities of refuge.

Joshua 21:21

These four cities with pasturelands were Shechem (a city of refuge for murderers) in the mountains of Ephraim, Gezer,

Joshua 24:1

Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem. He called together Israel’s leaders, chiefs, judges, and officers, and they presented themselves to God.

Joshua 24:32

Joseph’s bones, which the people of Israel had brought from Egypt, were buried at Shechem. They were placed in the plot of ground Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver. The plot was inherited by Joseph’s descendants.

Judges 9:1

Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal [Gideon], went to Shechem to see the uncles on his mother’s side of the family. He spoke to them and his mother’s whole family.