Joshua 16:5 KJV
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
Matthew Henry
- The sons of JosephThis and the following chapter should not be separated. They give the lots of Ephraim and Manasseh, the children of Joseph, who, next to Judah, were to have...
Thompson Chains
- Tribe of EphraimLink 3 of 10 · next Judges 1:22
- EphraimSee the chain from Genesis 41:52 · 4 links
Parallel Passages
- Joshua 18:13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Joshua 18:13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.
- Joshua 16:2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
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Topics
- Ataroth 2. A city, or possibly two different cities, of Ephraim
- Beth-horon Two ancient cities of Canaan, near which Joshua defeated the Amorites
- Canaan By Joshua, Eleazar and a prince from each tribe
- Ephraim Territory allotted to, after the conquest of Canaan
- Israel The land allotted
- Joshua Allots the land
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1445 BC · The Land Divided by Lot
Places
- AtarothadarTown · also Ataroth-addar · Location disputed
- Bethhoron the upperTown · also Upper Beth-horon · today Beit Ur al Fauqa · Location well established
- Places in Joshua 16 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EphraimDouble fruitfulness (“for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction”). The second son of Joseph, born in Egypt (Gen 41:52;...
- Beth-horonHouse of the hollow, or of the cavern, the name of two towns or villages (2 Chr 8:5; 1 Chr 7:24) in the territory of Ephraim, on the way...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the border וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and גְּבוּל gĕbûl גְּבוּל Noun · masculine singular construct
- of the children בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Ephraim אֶפְרַיִם ʾeprayim אֶפְרַיִם Proper name
- according to their families לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם lĕmišpĕḥōtām מִשְׁפָּחָה Noun · feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
- was thus: even the border וַיְהִי wayhî Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and גְּבוּל gĕbûl גְּבוּל Noun · masculine singular construct עַד ʿad Preposition
- of their inheritance נַחֲלָתָם naḥălātām נַחֲלָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- on the east side מִזְרָחָה mizrāḥâ מִזְרָח Noun · masculine singular · with ending: toward
- was Atarothaddar עַטְרוֹת ʿaṭrôt עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר Proper name אַדָּר ʾaddār עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר Proper name
- unto Bethhoron בֵּית bêt בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name חוֹרֹן ḥôrōn בֵּית חוֹרוֹן Proper name
- the upper עֶלְיוֹן ʿelyôn עֶלְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular
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