THEOSISJoshua 17:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And there fell ten portions to Manasses, beside the land of Galaad and Basan beyond the Jordan.
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ חַבְלֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לְבַ֞ד מֵאֶ֤רֶץ הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְהַבָּשָׁ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Josh 17:14And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, and said: Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to possess, whereas I am of so great a multitude, and the Lord hath blessed me?
- Num 32:30But if they will not pass armed with you into the land of Chanaan, let them receive places to dwell in among you.
- Num 32:42Nobe also went, and took Canath with the villages thereof: and he called it by his own name, Nobe.
- Josh 13:29He gave also to the half tribe of Manasses and his children possession according to their kindreds,
- Josh 13:31And half Galaad, and Astaroth, and Edrai, cities of the kingdom of Og in Basan: to the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, to one half of the children of Machir according to their kindreds.
- Josh 17:2And to the rest of the children of Manasses according to their families: to the children of Abiezer, and to the children of Helec, and to the children of Esriel, and to the children of Sechem, and to the children of Hepher, and to the children of Semida: these are the male children of Manasses the son of Joseph, by their kindreds.
- Josh 17:3But Salphaad the son of Hepher the son of Galaad the son of Machir the son of Manasses had no sons, but only daughters: whose names are these, Maala and Noa and Hegla and Melcha and Thersa.