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The boundary of their homeland began at Ataroth-addar in the east. From there it ran to Upper Beth-horon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was <i>thus</i>: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was <i>thus:</i> The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as far as Upper Beth Horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now <i>this</i> was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now this was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now <i>this</i> was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now <i>this</i> was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now this was the territory of the sons of Ephraim according to their families: on the east side the border of their inheritance was Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar on the east to Upper Beth-horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar on the east of Upper Beth-horon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The following is a description of the land that was divided among the clans of the Ephraim tribe. Their southern border started at Ataroth-Addar and went west to Upper Beth-Horon <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the territory for the families descended from Ephraim. The eastern border of the land they inherited is from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This was the territory of the Ephraimite families: their border ran from Ataroth Addar eastward to Upper Beth Horon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This was the territory allocated to the descendants of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as upper Beth-horon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This was the border of the people of Ephraim according to their families. The border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth Addar, to Upper Beth Horon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 Ataroth-adar, to Beth-horon the upper:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the border of the sons of Ephraim is by their families; and the border of their inheritance is on the east, Atroth-Addar to the upper Beth-Horon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the border of the sons of Ephraim is by their families; and the border of their inheritance is on the east, Atroth-Addar unto Beth-Horon the upper;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the bound of the sons of Ephraim will be according to their families; and the bound of their inheritance will be from the sunrisings, Ataroth Addar, even to the House of Horon above.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their kindreds: and their possession towards the east was Ataroth-addar unto Beth-horon the upper. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the border of the sons of Ephraim was made by their families. And their possession toward the east was from Ataroth-addar, as far as upper Beth-horon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the dividing line for the heritage of the Ephraimites by their clans ran from east of Ataroth-addar to Upper Beth-horon<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The territory of the Ephraimites by their families was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the border of the descendants of Ephraim according to their families was thus: the boundary of their inheritance was Ataroth and Addar, as far as Beth-hauran, the upper;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the border of the children of Aphreim for their families, the border of their inheritance was Atruth Erad unto Bayth Khuran the upper<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus; even the border of their inheritance eastward was Atroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the borders of the children of Ephraim were according to their families, and the borders of their inheritance were eastward to Ataroth, and Eroc as far as Baethoron the upper, and Gazara.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/16-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=4238" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/16.htm">Ephraim's Inheritance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">This was</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the territory</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·ra·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Ephraim</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">by their clans:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">The border</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">of their inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5853.htm" title="5853: ’ad·dār (Prep) -- From the same as Atarowth and 'Addar; crowns of Addar; Atroth-Addar, a place in Palestine.">went from Ataroth-addar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1032.htm" title="1032: bêṯ (Prep) -- From bayith and chowr; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: miz·rā·ḥāh (N-ms:: 3fs) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">in the east</a> <a href="/hebrew/5853.htm" title="5853: ‘aṭ·rō·wṯ (N-proper-fs) -- From the same as Atarowth and 'Addar; crowns of Addar; Atroth-Addar, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5945.htm" title="5945: ‘el·yō·wn (Adj-ms) -- An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme. From alah; an elevation, i.e. Lofty; as title, the Supreme.">to Upper</a> <a href="/hebrew/1032.htm" title="1032: ḥō·w·rōn (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and chowr; house of hollowness; Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in Palestine.">Beth-horon</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-2.htm">Numbers 34:2-12</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, / cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-1.htm">Joshua 15:1-12</a></span><br />Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary: / Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea, / proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Joshua 18:11-20</a></span><br />The first lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph: / On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven. / From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">1 Chronicles 7:29</a></span><br />And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21-22</a></span><br />Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers. / And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-17.htm">Deuteronomy 33:17</a></span><br />His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-23</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. / You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. / This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-8.htm">1 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim; / Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan; / Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Judges 1:22-26</a></span><br />The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. / They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), / and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-66.htm">1 Chronicles 6:66-70</a></span><br />And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory: / They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer, / Jokmeam, Beth-horon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Matthew 19:28</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4-8</a></span><br />And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: / From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, / from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1-5</a></span><br />I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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, to Bethhoron the upper;</p><p class="hdg">Ataroth-addar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2</a></b></br> And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Joshua 18:13</a></b></br> And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which <i>is</i> Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that <i>lieth</i> on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/15-3.htm">Addar</a> <a href="/joshua/16-2.htm">Ataroth</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Ataroth-Adar</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Ataroth-Addar</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">At'aroth-Ad'dar</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Atroth-Addar</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/16-4.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/15-20.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">East</a> <a href="/joshua/13-32.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/joshua/16-4.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">E'phraimites</a> <a href="/joshua/16-4.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Horon</a> <a href="/joshua/16-4.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/joshua/15-12.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/joshua/15-46.htm">Side</a> <a href="/joshua/16-3.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/joshua/15-19.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/joshua/12-3.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Addar</a> <a href="/joshua/16-7.htm">Ataroth</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Ataroth-Adar</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Ataroth-Addar</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">At'aroth-Ad'dar</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Atroth-Addar</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Border</a> <a href="/joshua/16-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/18-11.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">East</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/joshua/16-8.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/joshua/16-9.htm">E'phraimites</a> <a href="/joshua/16-8.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Higher</a> <a href="/joshua/18-13.htm">Horon</a> <a href="/joshua/16-8.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/joshua/17-10.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/joshua/16-9.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/joshua/16-6.htm">Side</a> <a href="/joshua/17-7.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/judges/1-15.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/joshua/21-42.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">The general borders of the sons of Joseph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">The border of the inheritance of Ephraim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/16-10.htm">The Canaanites of Gezer not conquered</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This allocation fulfilled Jacob's blessing in <a href="/genesis/48-19.htm">Genesis 48:19</a>, where Ephraim was prophesied to become a multitude of nations. The division by clans indicates the importance of family lineage and inheritance in Israelite society, reflecting the patriarchal structure and the fulfillment of God's promises to the patriarchs.<p><b>The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon:</b><br>Ataroth-addar and Upper Beth-horon are significant geographical markers. Ataroth-addar, meaning "crowns of Addar," is located near the border of Benjamin, indicating the close proximity and shared boundaries between the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin. Upper Beth-horon, meaning "house of hollows," is strategically located on a ridge, serving as a key passageway between the coastal plain and the hill country. This area was crucial for trade and military movements, as seen in <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10-11</a>, where God intervened in a battle by sending hailstones. The mention of these locations underscores the strategic and fertile nature of Ephraim's inheritance, aligning with the tribe's future prominence in Israel's history, including the establishment of the Northern Kingdom's capital in Samaria.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a></b><br>One of the tribes of Israel, descended from Joseph's son Ephraim. This tribe was known for its significant role in the history of Israel and often represented the northern kingdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ataroth-addar.htm">Ataroth-addar</a></b><br>A location marking the eastern boundary of the territory of Ephraim. It is significant as a geographical marker in the division of the land among the tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/upper_beth-horon.htm">Upper Beth-horon</a></b><br>A town on the border of Ephraim's territory, known for its strategic military importance and its role in various biblical battles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_fulfillment_of_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Fulfillment of Promises</a></b><br>The allocation of land to Ephraim is a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob regarding the inheritance of the land. This reminds us of God's faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heritage_and_identity.htm">The Importance of Heritage and Identity</a></b><br>Ephraim's inheritance highlights the importance of understanding our spiritual heritage and identity in Christ. Just as Ephraim had a specific role and place, so do we in God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_positioning_for_god's_purposes.htm">Strategic Positioning for God's Purposes</a></b><br>The mention of strategic locations like Upper Beth-horon suggests that God places us in specific positions for His purposes. We should seek to understand and fulfill our roles in His plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_boundaries_in_our_lives.htm">The Role of Boundaries in Our Lives</a></b><br>The detailed description of boundaries for Ephraim's territory can be seen as a metaphor for the boundaries God sets in our lives for our protection and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_mount_ephraim_in_the_bible.htm">Where is Mount Ephraim mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_list_towns_israelites_didn't_occupy.htm">Why does Joshua 16:5–9 list towns that some excavations claim were never fully occupied by Israelites at that time? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_do_moses_and_aaron_teach.htm">Where is Mount Ephraim mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalm_60_7_tribes_align_historically.htm">Psalm 60:7 mentions Gilead, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Judah; how do these tribal borders align (or conflict) with other historical and biblical records of Israel’s territories? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(</span>5-8<span class= "ital">)</span> <span class= "bld">The border</span> (of Ephraim's inheritance) <span class= "bld">on the east side.</span>--The words "on the east side" are not easy to understand. If Ataroth-addar is rightly identified as <span class= "ital">Ed-Darieh, </span>and Mickmethah as the plain of <span class= "ital">Mukhnah, </span>then the line from Ataroth-addar and Beth-horon to Michmethah is a line running due north, and separating the territory of Ephraim on the east from that of Dan on the west. The line from Michmethah to Taanath-shiloh (<span class= "ital">Tana, </span>sheet 12) and Janohah (<span class= "ital">Yan-n, </span>south of <span class= "ital">T'ana, </span>sheet 15), and so to Jordan, is a line running from north-west to south-east. The brook Kanah is (roughly) continuous with this line, but in a westerly direction, and leads us towards the sea. We thus obtain for the territory of Ephraim four boundary-lines--viz.: (<span class= "ital">a</span>) the plain of Jordan on the east; (<span class= "ital">b</span>) the line of hills bordering the Shephelah on the west; (<span class= "ital">c</span>) the brook Kanah, and the line passing through Taanath-shiloh and Janohah to Jordan on the north; and (<span class= "ital">d</span>) the north border of Benjamin (<a href="/context/joshua/16-1.htm" title="And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, to the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,">Joshua 16:1-3</a>, and <a href="/context/joshua/18-12.htm" title="And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.">Joshua 18:12-14</a>) on the south.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The border of the children of Ephraim.</span> The Hebrew word is translated indifferently by <span class="accented">coast</span> and <span class="accented">border</span> in our translation. The border of Joseph is very slightly traced out by the historian. It is difficult to give a reason for this fact, when we remember that Joseph, consisting as it did of the preponderating tribe of Ephraim, together with half the tribe of Manasseh, constituted by far the most important portion of Jewish territory. See, however, Introduction for the bearing of this fact on the authorship of the book. It is by no means easy to define the boundaries of the tribes; but, with the utmost deference to the authority of one so long engaged in the actual survey of the Holy Land as Mr. Conder, I feel unable to accept the maps he has given us in his 'Handbook' as an accurate account of them. Sometimes, perhaps, an eager attempt at the identification of certain places may lead astray those who are most familiar with their subject. But there are certain plain statements of the Book of Joshua which cannot be lightly set aside. Thus the extremity (<span class="hebrew">תֹצְאֹת</span>) of the border of Ephraim is distinctly stated in ver. 8 to be the sea. To translate "westward" would rob the expression <span class="hebrew">תֹצאֹת</span> of all meaning, even if <span class="hebrew">ימה</span> had not the article. Thus Dan can only have approached towards Joppa, but cannot have reached it. And it will be observed in <a href="/joshua/19-46.htm">Joshua 19:46</a>, in accordance with this view, that the outgoings of the Danite border are not said to have been the sea. Next, it would seem that the Ataroth of ver. 2 (not of ver. 7) and Ataroth-addar are either the same place or close together, and that the present verse gives a small portion of the southeastern boundary as far as Beth-horon. Why the boundary is not traced out further ("the author only gives the western part of the southern border, and leaves out the eastern," Knobel) we cannot tell, but the natural translation of ver. 6 is, "and the western border ran to Michmethah on the north" (so Knobel). There was so small a portion of Ephraim on the sea that the line of the Wady Kanah in a northeasterly direction to Michmethah, near Shechem, might be called a western, as it certainly was a northwestern, border. Then the border deflected (<span class="hebrew">נָסַב</span>) and ran in a southwesterly direction to Jericho. Manasseh seems to have been bounded by Asher on the north and Issachar on the east, from the borders of Asher to Michmethah, and its western boundary the sea from the Wady Kanah to the neighbourhood of Dor. It seems impossible, with the distinct statement that Dor was in Asher (<a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a>) - it could hardly have been in Issachar - and that Carmel was part of its western border (<a href="/joshua/19-26.htm">Joshua 19:26</a>), to thrust a wedge of Zehulun between Manasseh and Asher, as Mr. Conder has done. The invention of an Asherham-Michmethah must not be allowed to set aside the plain statement (<a href="/joshua/17-10.htm">Joshua 17:10</a>) that Manasseh impinged (<span class="hebrew">פגע</span>) upon Asher in a northerly direction - that is, was bounded on the north by that tribe. Then, as Asher was the northern, so it would seem from the passage just cited that Issachar was, as has been suggested, the eastern boundary, and that Issachar was bounded by the Jordan eastward, Manasseh westward, and by Ephraim to the southwest, and some distance further south than is usually supposed. Yet <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a> must not he forgotten in fixing the boundary of Issachar (see note on Joshua 19:17-23). Its northern border, comprehending Jezreel, and bounded by Tabor, was thrust in between Zebulun and Naphtali. Tabor was evidently the border of these three tribes. It is with much diffidence that I venture to offer these suggestions, but they appear to have the sanction of the plain statements of the sacred writer. It would seem as though the comparative smallness of the territory assigned to Joseph led to the cession of some of the towns northward of the Wady Kanah by Manasseh to Ephraim, Manasseh receiving compensation by receiving Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo from Issachar and Asher. The possession of Beth-shean by Manasseh may be due to the fact that the boundary of Manasseh ran along the chain of mountains bordering the great plain of Esdraelon, until it almost reached the Jordan. Additional reasons for entertaining these opinions will be given in the following notes. <span class="cmt_word">On the east side was Ataroth-addar.</span> It is hardly possible to avoid the conclusion that a passage has been omitted here by the transcriber. If so, it must have been at a very early period, since the LXX. shows no sign of it, save that some copies add "and Gezer." But this is probably added from ver. 3, and is in no sense an <span class="accented">eastern</span> border. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/16-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This was</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the territory</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ephraim</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְרַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by their clans:</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The border</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֤וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָתָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went from Ataroth-addar</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדָּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ad·dār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5853.htm">Strong's 5853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ataroth-addar -- a place on the border between Ephraim and Benjamin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the east</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְרָ֔חָה</span> <span class="translit">(miz·rā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of sunrise, the east</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Upper</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶלְיֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘el·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5945.htm">Strong's 5945: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Beth-horon</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹרֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1032.htm">Strong's 1032: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beth-horon -- 'place of a hollow', two adjoining cities in Palestine</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">OT History: Joshua 16:5 This was the border of the children (Josh. 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