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Joshua Chapter 16

Joshua

jos 16:0

Overview

Jos 16:1, The general borders of the sons of Joseph; Jos 16:5, The border of the inheritance of Ephraim; Jos 16:10, The Canaanites of Gezer not conquered.

Joshua 16:1

jos 16:1

fell: Heb. went forth

the water: Jos 8:15, Jos 15:61, Jos 18:12; Kg2 2:19-21

Joshua 16:2

jos 16:2

Bethel: Jos 18:13; Gen 28:19; Jdg 1:22-26

Archi: Sa2 16:16; Ch1 27:33

Joshua 16:3

jos 16:3

Bethhoron: Eusebius says that the two Beth-horons were twelve miles from Jerusalem, towards Nicopolis or Emmaus. of which the one, called upper Beth-horon, from its situation, was built (rebuilt) by Solomon, and the other, called nether Beth-horon, was given to the Levites. Josephus places Beth-oron about 100 furlongs from Jerusalem. Dr. Clarke mentions an Arab village called Bethoor, about twelve miles from Jerusalem, a small distance from Rama, which he supposes, from its situation on a hill, to be Beth-horon the upper. Jos 18:13; Kg1 9:15-17; Ch1 7:24, Ch1 7:28; Ch2 8:5

Gezer: Probably the Γαζαρα of Eusebius, four miles from Nicopolis.

the sea: Num 34:6

Joshua 16:4

jos 16:4

Jos 17:14

Joshua 16:5

jos 16:5

Atarothaddar: Jos 16:2, Jos 18:13

Joshua 16:6

jos 16:6

Michmethah: Jos 17:7

Taanathshiloh: Placed by Eusebius ten miles of Neapolis or Shechem. Jos 18:1

Janohah: Eusebius calls it Ιανω, in Acrabatene, twelve miles east from Neapolis.

Joshua 16:7

jos 16:7

Ataroth: Ch1 7:28

Jericho: Jos 3:16, Jos 6:1, Jos 6:26; Num 33:48

Joshua 16:8

jos 16:8

Tappuah: Jos 12:17, Jos 17:8

river Kanah: Jos 17:9, Jos 19:28

the sea: Jos 16:3-6; Num 34:6

Joshua 16:9

jos 16:9

Jos 17:9

Joshua 16:10

jos 16:10

they drave: Jos 15:63; Jdg 1:29; Kg1 9:16, Kg1 9:21

the Canaanites dwell: Num 33:52-55; Deu 7:1, Deu 7:2


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