Joshua 17:7

New Living Translation

The boundary of the tribe of Manasseh extended from the border of Asher to Micmethath, near Shechem. Then the boundary went south from Micmethath to the settlement near the spring of Tappuah.

Cross References

Genesis 34:2

But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her.

Genesis 37:12

Soon after this, Joseph’s brothers went to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem.

Genesis 37:14

“Go and see how your brothers and the flocks are getting along,” Jacob said. “Then come back and bring me a report.” So Jacob sent him on his way, and Joseph traveled to Shechem from their home in the valley of Hebron.

1 Kings 12:1

Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king.

1 Kings 12:25

Jeroboam then built up the city of Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and it became his capital. Later he went and built up the town of Peniel.

1 Chronicles 6:67

Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer,

Psalm 60:6

God has promised this by his holiness: “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.

Joshua 17:6

because the female descendants of Manasseh received a grant of land along with the male descendants. (The land of Gilead was given to the rest of the male descendants of Manasseh.)

Joshua 17:8

The land surrounding Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah itself, on the border of Manasseh’s territory, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.

Joshua 20:7

The following cities were designated as cities of refuge: Kedesh of Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali; Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim; and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah.

Joshua 21:21

Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,

Joshua 24:1

Then Joshua summoned all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers. So they came and presented themselves to God.

Joshua 24:32

The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought along with them when they left Egypt, were buried at Shechem, in the plot of land Jacob had bought from the sons of Hamor for 100 pieces of silver. This land was located in the territory allotted to the descendants of Joseph.

Judges 9:1

One day Gideon’s son Abimelech went to Shechem to visit his uncles—his mother’s brothers. He said to them and to the rest of his mother’s family,