and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, and on to Gezer; and ended at the sea.
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and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, and on to Gezer; and ended at the sea.
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And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
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And it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
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Passages linked to Joshua 16:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 10:33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua struck him and his people, until he had left him no one remaining.
- Joshua 18:13 The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.
- 2 Chronicles 8:5 Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
- Numbers 34:6 “ ‘For the western border, you shall have the great sea and its border. This shall be your west border.
- 1 Kings 9:15-17 This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build Yahweh’s house, his own house, Millo, Jerusalem’s wall, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, taken Gezer, burned it with fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. Solomon built in the land Gezer, Beth Horon the lower,
- 1 Chronicles 7:24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
- 1 Chronicles 7:28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Of their inheritance.
Of their inheritance.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jos 16:3 And goeth down westward to the coast…
Jos 16:3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
Ver. 3. And to Gezer.] Where the Canaanites held them till Solomon’s days; but were then slain by Pharaoh, king of Egypt, in favour of his daughter, Solomon’s wife. {1Ki 9:16}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Of the two
Of the two
Beth-horons, see Jos 10:10,11.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti,....…
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti,.... This place is now unknown, though no doubt well known to the sons of Joseph, when this lot fell to them, and its border was described:
unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether: so called to distinguish it from Bethhoron the upper, Jos 16:5; this was about twelve miles from Jerusalem; See Gill on Jos 10:10; and to Gezer: which was about a day's journey from Bethhoron, as appears from the passages in the Apocrypha:"39 So Nicanor went out of Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bethhoron, where an host out of Syria met him. 40 But Judas pitched in Adasa with three thousand men, and there he prayed, saying, ... 45 Then they pursued after them a day's journey, from Adasa unto Gazera, sounding an alarm after them with their trumpets.'' (1 Maccabees 7)Jerom (c) says in his time it was a village called Gazara, four miles from Nicopolis, or Emmaus. It is the same with Gadara, as it is sometimes called by Josephus, who says (d), the tribe of Ephraim took in the land from the river Jordan to Gadara; this was a royal city; see Jos 10:33,
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and the outgoings thereof are at the sea: the Mediterranean sea.
(c) De loc. Heb. fol. 92. A. (d) Antiqu. l. 5. c. 1. sect. 22.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. Beth-horon the nether] This city was about…
Verse 3. Beth-horon the nether] This city was about twelve miles from Jerusalem, on the side of Nicopolis, formerly Emmaus. - CALMET. See Clarke on Jos 10:10.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Of Japhleti - Rather “of the Japhletite.” All history…
Of Japhleti - Rather “of the Japhletite.” All history of the name is lost.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Nether. See chap. x. 11. The upper Bethoron was…
Nether. See chap. x. 11. The upper Bethoron was of much less note, near the Jordan. --- Gazer was in the vicinity of Azotus, 1 Machabees xiv. 34., chap. x. 33. (Calmet)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. On Japhleti, or the Japhletite, the note on…
3. On Japhleti, or the Japhletite, the note on Archi (Jos_16:2) will also apply. On Beth-horon see at Jos_10:10, and Gezer, Jos_10:33.
The Sea — The Mediterranean.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. and goeth down westward] Hence the boundary passed…
3. and goeth down westward] Hence the boundary passed unto the “coast” of Beth-horon the nether, i.e. the “Lower Beth-horon,” and Gezer, to the Mediterranean Sea at Jaffa.
Japhleti] is unknown.
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Beth-horon] See above, ch. Jos_10:10-11.
Gezer] See above ch. Jos_10:33. It probably lay between Beth-horon and Lydda. “The territory assigned to ‘the house of Joseph’ may be roughly estimated at 55 miles from east to west, by 70 from north to south, a portion about equal in extent to the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk combined.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Japhleth. Rather, the Japhlethite; but it is unknown what…
Japhleth. Rather, the Japhlethite; but it is unknown what this family was. Beth-horon the nether. (see Jos_10:10) In ver. 5 we have Upper Beth-horon, but the places were close together. For Gezer; see Jos_10:33.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This is the name of a people group. (See:…
Japhletites
This is the name of a people group. (See: How to Translate Names)
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Lower Beth Horon ... Gezer
These are the names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)
the tribes of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim
"the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph"
received their inheritance
The land that the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim possessed is spoken of as if it were an inheritance that they received as a permanent possession. AT: "received this land as their inheritance" (See: Metaphor)
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the sea
tribe
Joseph (OT)
Manasseh
Ephraim
receive
inherit
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 16:3 Ephraim’s border followed the ascent from lower to…
16:3 Ephraim’s border followed the ascent from lower to upper Beth-horon (see 16:5), giving this tribe control of one of the two main roads to Jerusalem from the west. • Gezer, a large and important Canaanite town at the juncture of the coastal plain and the hill country, apparently did not come into Israel’s possession until the time of Solomon (see Judg 1:29; 1 Kgs 9:16).
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