Joshua 16

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joshua 16:2

To Luza. The Vulgate reads Bethel Luza, which may be supposed to be two names, (chap. xviii. 13.; Haydock) for the same city. (Menochius) (Genesis xxviii. 29.) --- Bethel was probably the country, (Calmet) or mountain, (Haydock) to the east of Luza, on the frontiers of Benjamin and of Ephraim; for which reason it is sometimes attributed to both. --- To Atharoth. This city, and Archi, are supposed by some to be the same city. Archi seems, however, to have been a distinct place, where Chusai... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joshua 16:3

Nether. See chap. x. 11. The upper Bethoron was of much less note, near the Jordan. --- Gazer was in the vicinity of Azotus, 1 Machabees xiv. 34., chap. x. 33. (Calmet) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joshua 16:4

Possessed it, or divided the country between them. The territories of Ephraim are henceforward described, to the end of the chapter. (Menochius) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joshua 16:6

Looketh to the north, &c. The meaning is, that the border went towards the north, by Machmethath; and then turned eastward to Thanathselo. (Challoner) --- Borders. It should be terminus. "The border turneth eastward," Septuagint. (Bonfrere) --- Janoe, twelve miles east of Sichem. (Eusebius) (4 Kings xv. 29.) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joshua 16:8

Reeds. Septuagint, "of Cana." The vale belonged to Manasses, but the cities were ceded to Ephraim, ver. 9., chap. xvii. 19. The limits of these two tribes are very confused. (Calmet) --- Most salt. This is the title generally applied to the lake of Sodom. But here the Mediterranean is meant, which, compared with many of the seas of Palestine, is certainly most salt. (Menochius) --- The epithet is not, however, found in Hebrew or Septuagint (Calmet) and Serarius thinks it has crept in here by... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joshua 16:10

Gazer. It is not certain when the Ephraimites rendered this city tributary, or when it threw off the yoke. The king of Egypt afterwards conquered it, and gave it with his daughter to Solomon, chap. x. 33. (Calmet) See Judges i. 29. --- The negligence of Ephraim was contrary to God's order, Exodus xx. (Menochius) --- The Alexandrian Septuagint here inserts after day, "till Pharao, king of Egypt, went up and took the city, and burnt it with fire, and the Chanaanites and Pherezites, and the... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Joshua 16:63

CHAPTER XVI. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Joshua 16

* The lot of Manasseh. (1-6) The boundaries of Manasseh, The Canaanites not driven out. (7-13) Joseph desires a larger portion. (14-18) read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joshua 16:1-4

The General Boundaries of the Sons of Joseph v. 1. And the lot of the children of Joseph fell, came out from the urn or was drawn to give the boundaries, from Jordan by Jericho, that part of the Jordan Valley which touches upon the territory of Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, the Fountain of Elisha, between Jericho and the Jordan, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout Mount Bethel, toward the northwest. v. 2. And (the boundary) goeth out from Bethel, from... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Joshua 16:5-10

The Special Borders of Ephraim v. 5. And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side, from the east, beginning where the detailed description of v. 3. ended, was Atarothaddar, unto Beth-horon the upper, and thence onward to the west as in v. 3. v. 6. And the (northern) border, reckoning from some central point or watershed, went out toward the sea, the Mediterranean Sea, to Michmethah on the north side,... read more

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