The borderof Manassehranfrom Asherto Michmethathwhichwas eastof Shechem;then the borderwentsouthwardto the inhabitantsof En-tappuah.
When Shechemthe sonof Hamorthe Hivite,the princeof the land,sawher, he tookher and laywith her by force.
Then his brotherswentto pasturetheir father'sflockin Shechem.
Then he saidto him, "Gonowand seeabout the welfareof your brothersand the welfareof the flock,and bringwordbackto me." So he senthim from the valleyof Hebron,and he cameto Shechem.
Then Rehoboamwentto Shechem,for allIsraelhad cometo Shechemto makehim king.
Then JeroboambuiltShechemin the hillcountryof Ephraim,and livedthere. And he wentout from thereand builtPenuel.
They gaveto them the [following] citiesof refuge:Shechemin the hillcountryof Ephraimwith its pasturelands,Gezeralso with its pasturelands,
Godhas spokenin His holiness:"I will exult,I will portionout Shechemand measureout the valleyof Succoth.
becausethe daughtersof Manassehreceivedan inheritanceamonghis sons.And the landof Gileadbelongedto the restof the sonsof Manasseh.
The landof Tappuahbelongedto Manasseh,but Tappuahon the borderof Manasseh[belonged] to the sonsof Ephraim.
So they setapartKedeshin Galileein the hillcountryof Naphtaliand Shechemin the hillcountryof Ephraim,and Kiriath-arba(that is, Hebron)in the hillcountryof Judah.
They gavethem Shechem,the cityof refugefor the manslayer,with its pasturelands,in the hillcountryof Ephraim,and Gezerwith its pasturelands,
Then Joshuagatheredallthe tribesof Israelto Shechem,and calledfor the eldersof Israeland for their headsand their judgesand their officers;and they presentedthemselves beforeGod.
Now they buriedthe bonesof Joseph,whichthe sonsof Israelbroughtup from Egypt,at Shechem,in the pieceof groundwhichJacobhad boughtfrom the sonsof Hamorthe fatherof Shechemfor one hundredpiecesof money;and they becamethe inheritanceof Joseph'ssons.
And Abimelechthe sonof Jerubbaalwentto Shechemto his mother'srelatives,and spoketo them and to the wholeclanof the householdof his mother'sfather,saying,
