Joshua 16:1-4

Joshua 16:1-4

[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,  [2] And goeth out  from Bethel  to Luz,  and passeth along  unto the borders  of Archi  to Ataroth,  [3] And 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.  [4] So the children  of Joseph,  Manasseh  and Ephraim,  took their inheritance. 

What does Joshua 16:1-4 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The writer described the whole territory of Joseph first.