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Joshua 16:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 16:8

Verse 8 of 10

Scripture focus

The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families.

Joshua 16:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 16:8

Theological / Devotional

From Tappuah westward. Tappuah signifies “apple.” According to ch. 17:7 Tappuah was southwest of Michmethah. The author now begins to describe in more detail the western half of the northern border. Tappuah is thought to have been almost 8 mi. (12.8 km.) southwest of Shechem. From here the boundary went westward to the river Kanah.

River Kanah. Again, the word for “river” used here is the word for “winter torrent.” It is named Kanah, “place of reeds,” from its many reeds and canes. The border followed this river to the sea.

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