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<a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages. <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/7.htm">King James Bible</a> And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Now their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns: to the east Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns; <a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel with its towns, and to the east, Naaran, and to the west, Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns, as far as Ayyah with its towns, <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> Their possessions and settlements were Bethel with its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as Ayyah with its towns, <a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And their possessions and settlements were Bethel with its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as Ayyah with its towns, <a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now their possessions and settlements were Bethel with its towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns as far as Ayyah with its towns, <a href="/amp/1_chronicles/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, and Shechem, and as far as Ayyah with all their towns, <a href="/csb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its surrounding villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages, <a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Their holdings and settlements were Bethel and its villages; Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages, <a href="/asv/1_chronicles/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof; <a href="/cev/1_chronicles/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The descendants of Ephraim took over the territory as far south as Bethel, as far east as Naaran, and as far west as Gezer. Their territory included all the villages around these towns, as well as Shechem, Ayyah, and the nearby villages. <a href="/erv/1_chronicles/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof: <a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The land and homes of Ephraim's descendants were in Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer with its villages to the west, Shechem and its villages, and as far as Gaza and its villages. <a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> The territory which they took and settled included Bethel and the towns around it, as far east as Naaran and as far west as Gezer and the towns around it. It also included the cities of Shechem and Ayyah, and the towns around them. <a href="/isv/1_chronicles/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Their possessions and settlements included Bethel and its towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its towns to the west, Shechem and its towns as far as Ayyah and its towns <a href="/msb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages. <a href="/net/1_chronicles/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Their property and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its surrounding towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns as far as Ayyah and its surrounding towns. <a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Ayyah and its towns; <a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el, and its towns, and eastward Naaram, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Gaza and its towns: <a href="/web/1_chronicles/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And their possession and their dwellings [are] Beth-El and its small towns, and Naaran to the east, and Gezer and its small towns to the west, and Shechem and its small towns, as far as Gaza and its small towns; <a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And their possession and their dwellings are Beth-El and its small towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its small towns, and Shechem and its small towns, unto Gaza and its small towns; <a href="/slt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And their possessions and their dwellings, the house of God and its daughters, and to the sunrising Naaran, and to the west, Gezer and her daughters, and Shechem and her daughters, and even to Gaza and her daughters:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And their possessions and habitations were Bethel with her daughters, and eastward Noran, and westward Gazer and her daughters, Sichem also with her daughters, as far as Ass with her daughters. <a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now their possessions and habitations were: Bethel with her daughters, and toward the east, Naaran, and toward the western region, Gezer and her daughters, as well as Shechem with her daughters, as far as Ayyah with her daughters; <a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Their property and their dwellings were in Bethel and its towns, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its towns to the west, and also Shechem and its towns as far as Ayyah and its towns. <a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And their possessions and habitations were: Beth-el and its towns and Shechem and its towns and Anath and its towns; <a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And their property and their beds in Bayth Eil and its hamlets, and Shekeem and its hamlets, and Anath and its hamlets.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Aiah and the towns thereof; <a href="/sep/1_chronicles/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And their possession and their dwelling were Baethel and her towns, to the east Noaran, westward Gazer and her towns, and Sychem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns. <a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=2411" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/7.htm">The Descendants of Ephraim</a> …27Nun his son, and Joshua his son. 28<a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: wa·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">Their holdings</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: ū·mō·šə·ḇō·w·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population.">and settlements</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">included</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and its villages,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5295.htm" title="5295: na·‘ă·rān (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Ephraim. From na'ar; juvenile; Naaran, a place in Palestine.">Naaran</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: wə·lam·miz·rāḥ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">to the east,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1507.htm" title="1507: ge·zer (N-proper-fs) -- Portion, a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim. The same as gezer; Gezer, a place in Palestine.">Gezer</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and its villages</a> <a href="/hebrew/4628.htm" title="4628: wə·lam·ma·‘ă·rāḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- West. Or maearabah; from arab, in the sense of shading; the west.">to the west,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7927.htm" title="7927: ū·šə·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Ridge, a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamor. The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine.">and Shechem</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and its villages</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.">as far as</a> <a href="/hebrew/5804.htm" title="5804: ‘ay·yāh (N-proper-fs) -- A Philistine city. Feminine of az; strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine.">Ayyah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and its villages.</a> 29And 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/16-1.htm">Joshua 16:1-4</a> The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness that goes up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. / It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth. / Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea. ... <a href="/joshua/16-5.htm">Joshua 16:5-10</a> 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 / 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. / From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan. ... <a href="/joshua/17-14.htm">Joshua 17:14-18</a> Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.” / Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.” / “The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.” ... <a href="/genesis/48-3.htm">Genesis 48:3-7</a> Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me / and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ / And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. ... <a href="/genesis/48-21.htm">Genesis 48:21-22</a> 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.” <a href="/numbers/26-28.htm">Numbers 26:28-34</a> The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim. / These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead. / These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek, ... <a href="/deuteronomy/33-13.htm">Deuteronomy 33:13-17</a> Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath, / with the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons, / with the best of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills, ... <a href="/joshua/21-20.htm">Joshua 21:20-26</a> The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim / they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer, / Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands. ... <a href="/1_kings/4-12.htm">1 Kings 4:12</a> Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam; <a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11</a> King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. <a href="/2_chronicles/8-2.htm">2 Chronicles 8:2</a> Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there. <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Isaiah 28:1-4</a> Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine. / Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground. / The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot. ... <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13-14</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Matthew 19:28</a> 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. <a href="/luke/22-30.htm">Luke 22:30</a> so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, to Gaza and the towns thereof:Beth-el<a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Genesis 28:19</a> And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.<a href="/joshua/16-2.htm">Joshua 16:2</a> And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,<a href="/judges/1-22.htm">Judges 1:22</a> And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them.Naarath <a href="/1_chronicles/6-66.htm">1 Chronicles 6:66,67</a> And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim… towns [heb] daughters <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-40.htm">Aiah</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm">Azzah</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-19.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-19.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">Dwelling-Places</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">East</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">Far</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Gaza</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Gazah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-67.htm">Gezer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-23.htm">Included</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-81.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">Settlements</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-19.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-55.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-56.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-66.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-56.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-25.htm">West</a> <a href="/joshua/22-7.htm">Westward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Aiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-20.htm">Azzah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Dwelling-Places</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">East</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-19.htm">Far</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-20.htm">Gaza</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-20.htm">Gazah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-16.htm">Gezer</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-21.htm">Included</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-17.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Settlements</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-12.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-24.htm">West</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-16.htm">Westward</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 7</div>1. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-1.htm">The sons of Issachar;</a> 6. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-6.htm">of Benjamin;</a> 13. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-13.htm">of Naphtali;</a> 14. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-14.htm">of Manasseh;</a> 15. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-15.htm">and of Ephraim.</a> 21. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-21.htm">The calamity of Ephraim by the men of Gath.</a> 23. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">His posterity by Beriah.</a> 28. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">Their habitations.</a> 30. <a href="/1_chronicles/7-30.htm">The sons of Asher.</a> </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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It was a central place of worship and a site where Jacob had his vision of the ladder reaching to heaven (<a href="/genesis/28-10.htm">Genesis 28:10-19</a>). The mention of "villages" indicates the surrounding smaller communities that were part of the larger Bethel area. Bethel was strategically located on the border between the tribes of Benjamin and Ephraim, making it an important religious and political center.Naaran to the east Naaran, also known as Naarah, is less frequently mentioned in the Bible, but its inclusion here highlights its geographical importance. Located to the east, it suggests the eastern boundary of the territory. This area was part of the land allocated to the tribe of Ephraim, indicating the extent of their influence and control.Gezer and its villages to the west Gezer was a significant Canaanite city-state before being conquered by the Israelites. It was strategically located on the coastal plain, serving as a key military and trade route. The mention of "villages" suggests the inclusion of smaller settlements under Gezer's influence. Gezer was later given to Solomon as a dowry when he married Pharaoh's daughter (<a href="/1_kings/9-16.htm">1 Kings 9:16</a>), indicating its continued importance.and Shechem and its villages Shechem holds a prominent place in biblical history as a city of refuge and a center of covenant renewal (<a href="/joshua/24.htm">Joshua 24:1-25</a>). It was located in the hill country of Ephraim and served as a significant religious and political center. The mention of "villages" indicates the surrounding communities that were part of Shechem's domain. Shechem's central location made it a key site for tribal gatherings and decisions.as far as Ayyah and its villages Ayyah, also known as Ai, was a city near Bethel. It is famously known for its initial defeat of the Israelites due to Achan's sin and its subsequent destruction (Joshua 7-8). The mention of "villages" suggests the inclusion of smaller settlements in the area. Ai's location near Bethel highlights the strategic importance of this region in the central highlands of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> A significant city in the history of Israel, often associated with the patriarch Jacob, who had a vision of angels ascending and descending a ladder there. It became a center of worship and later a site of idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/n/naaran.htm">Naaran</a> A lesser-known location mentioned in the context of the territories of the tribe of Ephraim. Its exact historical significance is not well-documented, but it is noted for its geographical placement to the east. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gezer.htm">Gezer</a> An ancient Canaanite city that was later conquered by the Israelites. It was strategically important and often mentioned in the context of military campaigns. 4. <a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a> A city of great historical and religious significance, associated with Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph. It was a city of refuge and a center for covenant renewal. 5. <a href="/topical/a/ayyah.htm">Ayyah</a> Another location mentioned in the territorial descriptions, though less is known about its specific historical or biblical significance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heritage_and_territory.htm">The Importance of Heritage and Territory</a> The listing of these cities underscores the importance of land and heritage in Israel's identity. Believers today can reflect on the spiritual heritage and "territory" God has entrusted to them. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness in Promises</a> The mention of these cities, especially Bethel and Shechem, reminds us of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to the patriarchs. We can trust in God's promises in our own lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Bethel, once a place of divine encounter, later became a center of idolatry. This serves as a warning to guard our hearts and worship practices. <a href="/topical/s/strategic_importance_of_locations.htm">Strategic Importance of Locations</a> Just as these cities were strategically important, God places us in specific locations for His purposes. We should seek to understand and fulfill our role in our communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 7</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_ephraim's_claims.htm">1 Chronicles 7:20-29 - Are there historical or archaeological records supporting Ephraim's vast numbers and territorial claims listed here?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</a> <a href="/q/1_chron_18_4_vs_2_sam_8_4__7,000_or_1,700.htm">In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE BOUNDS OF EPHRAIM AND WEST MANASSEH(<a href="/context/1_chronicles/7-28.htm" title="And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, to Gaza and the towns thereof:">1Chronicles 7:28-29</a>).Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm" title="Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.">1Chronicles 6:54</a>, sqq., where a list of the cities of the Levites is similarly added to their tribal registers.(28) And their possessions.--Heb., and their domain and their seats were Bethel and her daughters; "their domain," that is, the domain of both divisions of the tribe of Joseph.Bethel--originally assigned to Benjamin (<a href="/joshua/18-22.htm" title="And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,">Joshua 18:22</a>), belonged later to the northern kingdom. The present list appears therefore to be younger than the disruption of Solomon's empire.Naaran, or Naarah (Naapa) (<a href="/joshua/16-7.htm" title="And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.">Joshua 16:7</a>) was a town north-east of Jericho. Gezer lay on the southwest border of Ephraim (<a href="/joshua/16-3.htm" title="And goes down westward to the coast of Japhleti, to the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer; and the goings out thereof are at the sea.">Joshua 16:3</a>), Shechem (Nabl-s, ????????) on the north. Gaza: so the LXX? Vulg. (Aza which represents the Hebrew 'Azz?h, i.e., Gaza), and Targum; but a great number of MSS. and seventeen editions read Ayyah, a place not mentioned elsewhere, but doubtless lying on the north-west border of Ephraim. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 28. - Naaran. This place is probably the same with the Naarath or Naarah of <a href="/joshua/16-7.htm">Joshua 16:7</a>; though here it is said to be an eastward limit, and there its description might rather seem that of a southward limit. Gaza. This name can scarcely designate the well-known Gaza, assigned to Judah (<a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Joshua 15:47</a>; <a href="/judges/1-18.htm">Judges 1:18</a>), but so largely the prey of the Philistines (<a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a>; <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Their holdings וַאֲחֻזָּתָם֙ (wa·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> Something seized, a possession and settlements וּמֹ֣שְׁבוֹתָ֔ם (ū·mō·šə·ḇō·w·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4186.htm">Strong's 4186: </a> A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers included בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Bethel אֵ֖ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah and its villages, וּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter Naaran נַעֲרָ֔ן (na·‘ă·rān) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5295.htm">Strong's 5295: </a> Naaran -- a place in Ephraim to the east, וְלַמִּזְרָ֣ח (wə·lam·miz·rāḥ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> Place of sunrise, the east Gezer גֶּ֤זֶר (ge·zer) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1507.htm">Strong's 1507: </a> Gezer -- 'portion', a Levitical city on the border of Ephraim and its villages וּבְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter to the west, וְלַֽמַּעֲרָ֗ב (wə·lam·ma·‘ă·rāḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4628.htm">Strong's 4628: </a> The west and Shechem וּשְׁכֶ֣ם (ū·šə·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7927.htm">Strong's 7927: </a> Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor and its villages וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter as far as עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while Ayyah עַיָּ֖ה (‘ay·yāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5804.htm">Strong's 5804: </a> A Philistine city and its villages. וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 7:28 Their possessions and habitations were Bethel (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 7:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 7:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 7:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 7:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>