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16:1–17:18 Joshua 16–17 outlines the inheritance for the tribes of Joseph: Ephraim and Manasseh. The land allotted to these tribes was situated west of the Jordan. The Manasseh allotment was for half the tribe, as the other half received an allotment in the Transjordan (see 13:29–31). The present chapter summarizes Ephraim and Manasseh’s mutual southern boundary (vv. 1–4) and designates Ephraim’s land (vv. 5–10). The same sort of description for Manasseh comes in the next chapter (17:1–13).
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16:1 The allotment The inheritances of the tribes were determined by casting lots (see 14:2).
the descendants of Joseph The descendants of Joseph through his two sons born in Egypt, Manasseh and Ephraim (see Gen 41:50–52).
Ephraim (Person) AYBD
Manasseh (Person) AYBD
The Allotment of Ephraim and Manasseh ZIBBC OT 2
16:2 Bethel to Luz The original name of Bethel was Luz (see Gen 28:19; 35:6; Josh 18:13; Judg 1:23).
at Ataroth Not the Ataroth on Ephraim’s northern boundary (Josh 16:7); that Ataroth was part of Benjamin (vv. 5; 18:13).
the Arkites Apparently a clan. They would later become part of Benjamin.
16:3 Lower Beth-horon The name means “House/Temple of Horon.” Horon was a Canaanite god known from texts from Egypt (el-Amarna), Ugarit, and Mari.
Horon DDD
Gezer According to v. 10, Gezer was not fully conquered at this time. Gezer only came under Israelite control when an unnamed Egyptian pharaoh gave it to Solomon as a marriage dowry for his daughter (1 Kgs 9:16).
16:6–7 Most of the sites listed in Josh 16:6–7 are unknown. Taanath-shiloh and Naarah are mentioned only in these two verses. |
16:6 to Janoah Mentioned in 2 Kgs 15:29.
16:7 to Ataroth See note on Josh 16:2.
16:9 in the midst of the inheritance of the descendants of Manasseh Apparently some of these towns were also part of Manasseh’s inheritance.
16:10 live in the midst of Ephraim See note on 10:33.
they became forced Israelites were allowed to enslave inhabitants of cities outside the promised land, but they were supposed to completely destroy those living in the land (Deut 20:10–16). This was the fate of the Gibeonites (Josh 9:21).
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