Joshua 17:15

New American Bible - revised edition

Joshua answered them, “If you are too many, go up to the forest and clear out a place for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaim, since the mountain regions of Ephraim are so narrow.”

Cross References

Genesis 13:7

There were quarrels between the herders of Abram’s livestock and the herders of Lot’s livestock. At this time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.

Genesis 14:5

In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

Genesis 15:20

the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

2 Samuel 18:6

David’s army then took the field against Israel, and a battle was fought in the forest near Mahanaim.

2 Samuel 5:18

Meanwhile the Philistines had come and deployed themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

2 Samuel 5:22

Once again the Philistines came up and deployed themselves in the valley of Rephaim,

Ezra 9:1

When these matters had been concluded, the leaders approached me with this report: “Neither the Israelite laymen nor the priests nor the Levites have kept themselves separate from the peoples of the lands and their abominations—Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites—

Exodus 33:2

Driving out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, I will send an angel before you

Luke 12:48

and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more. Jesus: A Cause of Division.

Joshua 17:14

The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one lot and one share as our heritage? Our people are too many, because of the extent to which the Lord has blessed us.”

Joshua 17:16

For the Josephites said, “Our mountain regions are not enough for us; on the other hand, the Canaanites living in the valley region all have iron chariots, in particular those in Beth-shean and its towns, and those in the valley of Jezreel.”

Judges 17:1

There was a man from the mountain region of Ephraim whose name was Micah.