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So the descendants of Joseph—the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance.

Ephraim

The border of the descendants of Ephraim was arranged according to their clans.

The southern border of their inheritance, starting from the east end, extends from Ataroth Addar up to Upper Beth Horon.

Then the border goes out to the sea.[a]

Starting at Mikmethath on the northeast, the border curves around toward the southeast, toward Ta’anath Shiloh, and it crosses over on the east of Janoah.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 16:6 This description includes both the southern and the western borders.

So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.(A)

This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans:

The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar(B) in the east to Upper Beth Horon(C) and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath(D) on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah(E) on the east.

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