Joshua 17:1-13

Joshua 17:1-13

[1] There was also a lot  for the tribe  of Manasseh;  for he was the firstborn  of Joseph;  to wit, for Machir  the firstborn  of Manasseh,  the father  of Gilead:  because he was a man  of war,  therefore he had Gilead  and Bashan.  [2] There was also a lot for the rest  of the children  of Manasseh  by their families;  for the children  of Abiezer,  and for the children  of Helek,  and for the children  of Asriel,  and for the children  of Shechem,  and for the children  of Hepher,  and for the children  of Shemida:  these were the male  children  of Manasseh  the son  of Joseph  by their families.  [3] But Zelophehad,  the son  of Hepher,  the son  of Gilead,  the son  of Machir,  the son  of Manasseh,  had no sons,  but daughters:  and these are the names  of his daughters,  Mahlah,  and Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and Tirzah.  [4] And they came near  before  Eleazar  the priest,  and before  Joshua  the son  of Nun,  and before  the princes,  saying,  commanded  Moses  to give  us an inheritance  among  our brethren.  Therefore according to the commandment  he gave  them an inheritance  among  the brethren  of their father.  [5] And there fell  ten  portions  to Manasseh,  beside the land  of Gilead  and Bashan,  which were on the other side  Jordan;  [6] Because the daughters  of Manasseh  had  an inheritance  among  his sons:  and the rest  of Manasseh's  sons  had the land  of Gilead.  [7] 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.  [8] Now Manasseh  had the land  of Tappuah:  on the border  of Manasseh  belonged to the children  of Ephraim;  [9] And the coast  descended  unto the river  Kanah,  southward  of the river:  these cities  of Ephraim  are among  the cities  of Manasseh:  the coast  of Manasseh  also was on the north side  of the river,  and the outgoings  of it were at the sea:  [10] Southward  it was Ephraim's,  and northward  it was Manasseh's,  and the sea  is his border;  and they met together  in Asher  on the north,  and in Issachar  on the east.  [11] 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.  [12] Yet the children  of Manasseh  could  not drive out  the inhabitants of those cities;  but the Canaanites  would  dwell  in that land.  [13] Yet it came to pass, when the children  of Israel  were waxen strong,  that they put  the Canaanites  to tribute;  but did not utterly 

What does Joshua 17:1-13 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

These verses describe the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan and north of Ephraim. It extended north to the valley of Jezreel. The Manassehites also failed to exterminate all the Canaanites in their area ( Joshua 17:12-13).