Joshua 17:14

New Century Version

The people from the tribes of Joseph said to Joshua, “You gave us only one area of land, but we are many people. Why did you give us only one part of all the land the Lord gave his people?”

Cross References

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. Manasseh will be great and have many descendants. But his younger brother will be greater, and his descendants will be enough to make a nation.”

Genesis 48:20

So Israel blessed them that day and said, “When a blessing is given in Israel, they will say: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’ ” In this way he made Ephraim greater than Manasseh.

Genesis 48:22

I have given you something that I did not give your brothers—the land of Shechem that I took from the Amorite people with my sword and my bow.”

Ezekiel 48:5

“South of Manasseh’s border, Ephraim will have one share. It will go from the east side to the west side.

Numbers 13:7

from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

Numbers 26:54

A large tribe will get more land, and a small tribe will get less land; the amount of land each tribe gets will depend on the number of its people.

Numbers 36:12

Their husbands were from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, so their land stayed in their father’s family group and tribe.

Joshua 16:4

So Manasseh and Ephraim, sons of Joseph, received their land.

Joshua 17:15

And Joshua answered them, “If you have too many people, go up to the forest and make a place for yourselves to live there in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaites. The mountain country of Ephraim is too small for you.”