Joshua 16:9 meaning and explanation

along with all the cities and villages set apart for the descendants of Ephraim within the inheritance of Manasseh.

Joshua 16:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Joshua 16 lists the land assigned to the two tribes descended from Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, after the conquest of Canaan. Verses 5 through 8 trace Ephraim's boundary, and verse 9 adds a detail: certain cities and their villages lay inside Manasseh's territory but were set apart for Ephraim.

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