Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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;
- KJV And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
- NKJV Now their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel and its towns: to the east Naaran, to the west Gezer and its towns, and Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns;
- NASB Their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel with its towns, and to the east, Naaran, and to the west, Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns, as far as Ayyah with its towns,
- NLT The descendants of Ephraim lived in the territory that included Bethel and its surrounding towns to the south, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding villages to the north as far as Ayyah and its towns.
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Quick answer
Ephraim's territory is described, including Bethel, Naaran, Gezer, Shechem, and their surrounding towns.
Overview
The Chronicler records the inheritance of Ephraim, listing the towns the tribe possessed. These places, including Bethel and Shechem, were rich with covenant history and would become central to later Israelite life. The settlement notes affirm that God fulfilled His promise to give His people a land for their dwelling.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Judg 1:22The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
- Josh 16:2–3It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
- 1 Chr 6:66–67And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
- Gen 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
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