Bible Cross References
Ephraim
Joshua 16:1-10
1
And the borders of the children of Joseph were from the Jordan by Jericho eastward; and they will go up from Jericho to the hill country, to the wilderness, to Bethel Luz.
2
And they will go out to Bethel, and will proceed to the borders of Ataroth.
3
And they will go across to the sea to the borders of Aptalim, as far as the borders of Beth Horon the lower, and the going forth of them shall be to the sea.
4
And the sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, took their inheritance.
5
And the borders of the children of Ephraim were according to their families, and the borders of their inheritance were eastward to Ataroth, and Eroc as far as Beth Horon the upper, and Gaza.
6
And the borders will proceed to the sea to Michmethath north of Therma; they will go round eastward to Thenasa, and Selles, and will pass on eastward to Janohah,
7
and to Macho, and Ataroth, and [these are] their villages; and they will come to Jericho, and will issue at the Jordan.
8
And the borders will proceed from Tappuah, to the sea, [and] to Kanah; and their termination will be at the sea; this [is] the inheritance of the tribe of Ephraim according to their families.
9
And the cities separated to the sons of Ephraim [were] in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities and their villages.
10
And Ephraim did not destroy the Canaanite who dwelt in Gezer; and the Canaanite dwelt in Ephraim to this day, until Pharaoh the king of Egypt went up and took it, and burned it with fire. And the Canaanites, and Perizzites, and the inhabitants in Gaza they destroyed, and Pharaoh gave them for a dowry to his daughter.
Joshua 17:8-10
8
It shall belong to Manasseh, and Tappuah on the borders of Manasseh [shall belong] to the sons of Ephraim.
9
And the borders shall go down to the valley of Carana southward by the valley of Jariel, ([there is] a terebinth tree [belonging] to Ephraim between [that and] the city of Manasseh) and the borders of Manasseh [are] northward to the brook; and the sea shall be its termination.
10
Southward [the land belongs] to Ephraim, and northward to Manasseh; and the sea shall be their cost; and northward they shall border upon Aseb, and eastward upon Issachar.
Joshua 17:14-18
14
And the sons of Joseph answered Joshua, saying, Why have you caused us to inherit one inheritance, and [only] one lot? Seeing we are a great people, and God has blessed us.
15
And Joshua said to them, If you are a great people, go up to the forest, and clear [the land] for yourself, if Mount Ephraim is too small for you.
16
And they said, Mount Ephraim does not please us, and the Canaanite dwelling in it in Beth Shean, and in its villages, [and] in the valley of Jezreel, has choice cavalry and iron.
17
And Joshua said to the sons of Joseph, If you are a great people, and have great strength, you shall not have [only] one inheritance.
18
For you shall have the wood, for there is a wood, and you shall clear it, and [the land] shall be yours; even when you shall have utterly destroyed the Canaanite, for he has chosen cavalry; yet you are stronger than he.