From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
Parallel translations
- WEB It went down from Janoah to Ataroth, to Naarah, reached to Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.
- KJV And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
- NKJV Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.
- NASB Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
- NLT From Janoah it turned southward to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and ended at the Jordan River.
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Quick answer
The border of Ephraim continued down past Janoah, Ataroth, and Naarah, reaching Jericho and ending at the Jordan. It traces the eastern boundary of Joseph's tribe.
Overview
This verse maps the southeastern edge of Ephraim's allotment, descending from the central highlands toward the Jordan valley near Jericho. The careful naming of towns underscores that Israel's inheritance was concrete and verifiable, not a vague promise. God's faithfulness to give the land sworn to the patriarchs is recorded in surveyor's detail, anchoring redemption in real history and pointing forward to the secure inheritance Christ secures for His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Chr 7:28Their 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.
- Num 33:48They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.
- Josh 3:16the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
- Josh 6:1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
- Josh 6:26At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”
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