And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
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Interpretation
There was great communication between Manasseh and Ephraim. Though each tribe had its inheritance, yet they should intermix one with another, to do good offices one to another, as became those, who, though of different tribes, were all one Israel, and were bound to love as brethren.
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This thought runs through Joshua 17:7-11.
Glossary
- Beth-shan Place
- House of security or rest, a city which belonged to Manasseh ( 1 Chr. 7:29 ), on the west of Jordan. The bodies of Saul and his sons were fastened to its walls. Modern identification: Tel Bet Shean.
- Dor Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Dor.
- En-dor Place
- Fountain of Dor; i. e., “of the age”, a place in the territory of Issachar ( Josh. 17:11 ) near the scene of the great victory which was gained by Deborah and Barak over Sisera and Jabin (comp. Ps. 83:9 , 10). Modern identification: Khirbet es Safsafa.
- Ibleam Place
- People-waster, a city assigned to Manasseh ( Josh. 17:11 ), from which the Israelites, however, could not expel the Canaanites ( Judg. 1:27 ). It is also called Bileam ( 1 Chr. 6:70 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Belameh.
- Megiddo Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Megiddo.
- Naphoth-dor Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Tel Dor.
- Taanach Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Ta’anakh.