Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the border of Manasses was from Aser, Machmethath which looketh towards Sichem: and it goeth out on the right hand by the inhabitants of the fountain of Taphua. Joshua 16:6-8 And the confines go out unto the sea: but Machmethath looketh to the north, and it goeth round the borders eastward into Thanath-selo: and passeth along on the east side to Janoe. . . . Shechem Joshua 20:7 And they appointed Cedes in Galilee of mount Nephtali, and Sichem in mount Ephraim, and Cariath-Arbe, the same is Hebron in the mountain of Juda. Joshua 21:21 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Sichem one of the cities of refuge, with the suburbs thereof in mount Ephraim, and Gazer, Joshua 24:1,32 And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel in Sichem, and called for the ancients, and the princes and the judges, and the masters: and they stood in the sight of the Lord: . . . Genesis 34:2 And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin. Genesis 27:12,14 If my father should feel me, and perceive it, I fear lest he will think I would have mocked him, and I shall bring upon me a curse instead of a blessing. . . . Judges 9:1 And Abimelech, the son of Jerobaal, went to Sichem, to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother's father, saying: 1 Kings 12:1,25 And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither were all Israel come together to make him king. . . . 1 Chronicles 6:67 And they gave the cities of refuge Sichem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with its suburbs, Context Manasseh's Inheritance…6For the daughters of Manasses possessed inheritance in the midst of his sons. And the land of Galaad fell to the lot of the rest of the children of Manasses. 7And the border of Manasses was from Aser, Machmethath which looketh towards Sichem: and it goeth out on the right hand by the inhabitants of the fountain of Taphua.8For the lot of Manasses took in the land of Taphua, which is on the borders of Manasses, and belongs to the children of Ephraim.… Cross References Joshua 16:6 And the confines go out unto the sea: but Machmethath looketh to the north, and it goeth round the borders eastward into Thanath-selo: and passeth along on the east side to Janoe. Joshua 17:6 For the daughters of Manasses possessed inheritance in the midst of his sons. And the land of Galaad fell to the lot of the rest of the children of Manasses. Joshua 17:8 For the lot of Manasses took in the land of Taphua, which is on the borders of Manasses, and belongs to the children of Ephraim. Psalm 60:6 God hath spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Sichem; and will mete out the vale of tabernacles. Lexicon Now the borderגְבוּל־ (ḡə·ḇūl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁה֙ (mə·naš·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites went וַיְהִ֤י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be from Asher מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔ר (mê·’ā·šêr) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 836: Asher -- 'happy one', a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, also perhaps a city in Palestine to Michmethath הַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔ת (ham·miḵ·mə·ṯāṯ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4366: Michmethath -- a place in southeast Ephraim near עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Shechem, שְׁכֶ֑ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor then וְהָלַ֤ךְ (wə·hā·laḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk southward אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to to include אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the inhabitants יֹשְׁבֵ֖י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of En-tappuah. תַּפּֽוּחַ׃ (tap·pū·aḥ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5887: En-tappuah -- 'place of an apple tree', a city in Ephraim Additional Translations Now the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lies before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand to the inhabitants of Entappuah. And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. And the borders of the sons of Manasse were Delanath, which is before the sons of Anath, and it proceeds to the borders even to Jamin and Jassib to the fountain of Thaphthoth. And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Micmethath, which is before Shechem, and the border went on the right hand toward the inhabitants of En-Tappuah. And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand to the inhabitants of En-tappuah. The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem. The border went along to the right hand, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah. And the border of Manasseh is from Asher to Michmethah, which is on the front of Shechem, and the border hath gone on unto the right, unto the inhabitants of En-Tappuah. Jump to Previous Asher Border Coast East En Extended Hand Include Inhabitants Lieth Manasseh Manas'seh Manasseh's Michmethah Michmethath Mich-Me'thath Micmethath Ran Reached Right Shechem Southward Tappuah TerritoryJump to Next Asher Border Coast East En Extended Hand Include Inhabitants Lieth Manasseh Manas'seh Manasseh's Michmethah Michmethath Mich-Me'thath Micmethath Ran Reached Right Shechem Southward Tappuah TerritoryExternal Links Joshua 17:7 NIVJoshua 17:7 NLT Joshua 17:7 ESV Joshua 17:7 NASB Joshua 17:7 ASV Joshua 17:7 Bible Apps Joshua 17:7 Biblia Paralela Joshua 17:7 Chinese Bible Joshua 17:7 French Bible Joshua 17:7 German Bible Alphabetical: Asher at border boundary east En En-tappuah extended from include inhabitants living Manasseh Michmethath Micmethath of people ran Shechem southward Tappuah territory The then there to was went which OT History: Joshua 17:7 The border of Manasseh was from Asher (Josh. 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