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Joshua 16:1 KJV
Joshua · chapter 16 · verse 1
And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,Joshua 16:1 · King James Version
Joshua 16:1 in context
1And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
2And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
3And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- JerichoYᵉrîychôwJericho or Jerecho, a place in PalestineH3405 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- JordanYardênJarden, the principal river of PalestineH3383 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
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Though Joseph was one of the younger sons of Jacob, yet he was his eldest by his most just and best beloved wife Rachel, was himself his best beloved son, and had been the greatest ornament and support of his family, kept it from perishing in a time of famine, and had been the shepherd and stone of Israel, and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4