And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.
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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
- En-tappuah Place
- Biblical spring. Modern identification: Tell Abu Zarad.
- Michmethath Place
- Hiding-place, a town in the northern border of Ephraim and Manasseh, and not far west of Jordan ( Josh. 16:6 ; 17:7 ). Modern identification: Khirbet en Nabi.
- Shechem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.