Joshua 16

The Territory of the Descendants of Joseph

1The lot for the descendants of Joseph went out from the Jordan at Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel. 2From Bethel it continued to Luz, crossed to the territory of the Archites at Ataroth, 3went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, and on to Gezer, ending at the sea. 4So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.

The Territory of Ephraim

5The territory of the Ephraimites, by their clans, was this: the border of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar, as far as Upper Beth-horon, 6and the border went out to the sea. From Michmethath on the north the border curved eastward to Taanath-shiloh and passed by it on the east to Janoah. 7From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and came out at the Jordan. 8From Tappuah the border went westward to the Wadi Kanah and ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim, by its clans — 9including the towns set apart for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. 10But they did not drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer, so the Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this day, and were made forced laborers.