Joshua 16

Joshua 16:1

3. The Allotment to Joseph (Chaps. 16, 17)16:1-4 The tribe of Joseph is taken up next. To Joseph had been given the birthright (i.e., the double portion, 1Ch_5:1) which Reuben had forfeited (Gen_49:4). The general boundaries of Joseph’s territory are given in verses 1-4. This was, of course, divided between Ephraim and half of the tribe of Manasseh which settled west of the Jordan. 16:5-10 Ephraim’s boundaries are described in verses 5-10. Pay particular attention to verse 10. Failure to drive out the Canaanites brought grief to the Israelites in their later history.