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Joshua 17:5 Cross-References
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“And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan;”
Joshua 17:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 17:5
And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan—The Hebrew chavalim (חֲבָלִים, "portions" or "measured cords") refers to surveyed allotments. Simple arithmetic explains the ten portions: six for the male clans listed in verse 2 (Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher's remaining sons, and Shemida), plus four more because Hepher's inheritance passed to his five daughters (the fifth portion being Hepher's own), resulting in ten total divisions.Actually, the better calculation: six sons of Gilead received portions, but Hepher die...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 17:5
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“saying”
“they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.”
“And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families.”
“and for the children of Helek”