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Joshua 16: Land for Joseph's Sons

The lot comes out for the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, from the Jordan at Jericho through the hill country to Bethel. The chapter traces the border of Ephraim from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon and on to the sea. Some cities for Ephraim are set apart within Manasseh's land. Ephraim does not drive out the Canaanites who live in Gezer; they stay and become servants doing forced labor.

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World English Bible · 10 verses

  1. 1 The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  2. 2 It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  3. 3 and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, and on to Gezer; and ended at the sea.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  4. 4 The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  5. 5 This was the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families. The border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth Addar, to Beth Horon the upper.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  6. 6 The border went out westward at Michmethath on the north. The border turned about eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  7. 7 It went down from Janoah to Ataroth, to Naarah, reached to Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  8. 8 From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and ended at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  9. 9 together with the cities which were set apart for the children of Ephraim in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  10. 10 They didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell in the territory of Ephraim to this day, and have become servants to do forced labor.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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God Gives a Home

Name Date

Color the trees and the path through the land of Joseph's sons.

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Bible Verse

“The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.”

Joshua 16:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Say: God gave each family a place to live. God takes care of our family too.

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