Joseph

Birth Order 11
Meaning of Name Strong’s 3130—Yôçêph, yo-safe’; fut. of 3254; let him add (or
perh. simply act. part. adding); Joseph, the name of seven
Isr.:—Joseph. Comp. 3084.
Mother Rachel (a ewe)
Birth Genesis 30:22–26: 22 And God remembered Rachel, and God
hearkened unto her, and opened her womb. 23 And she conceived,
and bare a son; and said, “God hath taken away my reproach:” 24
And she called his name Joseph; and said, “The LORD shall add to
me another son.” 25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born
Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, “Send me away, that I may go
unto mine own place, and to my country. 26 Give me my wives and
my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou
knowest my service which I have done thee.”
Gemstone Onyx.
Encampment On the west. Ephraim’s bull or ox corresponds to one of the four
Position faces of the cherubim. Ephraim camped on the west, and Manasseh
on the west to the south of Ephraim. Benjamin camped on the west
to the north of Ephraim.
Zodiac Sign Taurus (The Bull). Messiah coming to rule.
Position in First sign in the third book, The Redeemer. Messiah, the coming
Zodiac Story Judge of all the earth. Constellations are Orion (light breaking forth
in the person of the Redeemer), Eridanus (the river of the
Judge—wrath breaking forth for His enemies), and Auriga (the
Shepherd—safety for the redeemed in the day of that wrath).

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 Joseph
Jacob’s Blessing Genesis 49:22–26: 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful
for the Last Days bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: 23 The archers
have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 24 But his
bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong
by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the
Shepherd, the Stone of Israel:) 25 Even by the GOD of thy father,
Who shall help thee; and by the ALMIGHTY, Who shall bless thee
with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth
under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: 26 The blessings
of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors
unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the
head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was
separate from his brethren.

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 Joseph’s Zodiac Sign
Taurus (The Bull)
First sign in the third book, The Redeemer.
Messiah, the Coming Judge of All the Earth

Taurus (The Bull)

Messiah, the
Coming Judge of
All the Earth

Hebrew Name

The Hebrew name is Shur,

which is from a root that
means both coming and
ruling.

Place in the Heavenly

Story

The picture of Taurus is

that of a bull rushing forward with mighty energy and fierce wrath, his horns set so as to push his
enemies, and pierce them through and destroy them.

It is a prophecy of Christ, the coming Judge, and Ruler, and “Lord of all the earth.” All the stars point
to the important truth, and all turns on the fact that the Lord is coming to rule. This is the central truth
of all prophecy.

Taurus was assigned to Joseph, or rather to his two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, like the two
powerful horns:

Deuteronomy 33:13–17: 13 And of Joseph he said, “Blessed of the LORD be his land, For the precious
things of heaven, For the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, 14 And for the precious fruits
brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, 15 And for the chief things
of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, 16 And for the precious things
of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: Let the blessing
come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of Him That was separated from his
brethren. 17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns:
with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of
Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

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 Taurus—141 Stars
á located in the bull’s eye, Chaldee Al Debaran, the leader or governor

â located at the tip of the left horn, Arabic El Nath, wounded or slain

ç Taurus contains the cluster of stars known as the Pleiades. The word, which means the congregation of the
judge or ruler, comes to us through the Greek Septuagint as the translation of the Hebrew kîmâh, which
means the heap or accumulation. It appears in:

Job 9:9: 9 W hich maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleaides, and the chambers of the south.

Job 38:31–32: 31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleaides, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst
thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

Amos 5:8: 8 Seek Him That maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the
morning, and maketh the day dark with night: That calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out
upon the face of the earth: The Lord is His name:

It consists of a number of stars (in the neck of Taurus) which appear to be near together. The brightest of
them, marked ç in all the maps, Arabic Al Cyone, the center. Some astronomers have thought this star might
mark the center of the whole universe. The Syriac name for the Pleiades is Succoth, which means booths.

Taurus also contains another group of stars, located on the face of the bull, known as the Hyades, which has
the similar meaning of the congregated.

Hebrew Palilicium, belonging to the judge

Arabic Wasat, center or foundation

Arabic Al Thuraiya, the abundance

Latin Vergiliæ, the center

Arabic vertex, turned on, rolled around

Orion (The Coming Prince)

Light Breaking Forth in the Redeemer
Orion’s down-coming foot is over Lepus (the enemy, the hare), and it tells of the blessed fact that when
the true Orion, “the Sun of Righteousness, shall arise,” and “the true light” shall shine over all the
earth, He “shall tread down the wicked” (Malachi 4). This picture is to show that the coming one is no
mere animal, but a man: a mighty, triumphant, glorious prince.

He is girded with a glorious girdle, studded with three brilliant stars, and upon the girdle is hung a
sharp sword. Its handle proves that this mighty prince is come forth in a new character. He is again
proved to be “the Lamb that was slain,” for the hilt of this sword is in the form of the head and body of
a lamb. In his right hand he lifts on high his mighty club, while in his left he holds forth the token of
his victory—the head and the skin of the “roaring lion.”

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Orion is the most brilliant of all the constellations, and
when he comes to the meridian he is accompanied by
several adjacent constellations of great splendor. There
is then above the horizon the most glorious view of the
celestial bodies that the starry firmament affords. This
magnificent view is visible to all the habitable world,
because the equinoctial line (or solstitial colure) passes
nearly through the middle of Orion. The Hebrew name
for Orion is Chesil, a strong one, a hero, or giant.
Orion is mentioned in:

Job 9:9: 9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and

Pleaides, and the chambers of the south.

Job 38:31–32: 31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences

of Pleaides, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst thou
bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou
guide Arcturus with his sons?

Amos 5:8: 8 Seek Him That maketh the seven stars and
Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the
morning, and maketh the day dark with night: That
calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out
upon the face of the earth: The Lord is His name:

Orion—78 Stars
(two of the first magnitude, four of the second magnitude, four of the third magnitude, sixteen
of the fourth magnitude)
á located in the right shoulder, Betelgeuz, the coming of the branch (see Malachi 3:2)

â located in the left foot, Rigel, or Rigol, the foot that crusheth. The foot is lifted up and placed immediately over
the head of the enemy (Lepus), as though in the very act of crushing it.

ã located in the left shoulder, Bellatrix, quickly coming or swiftly destroying

ä located (along with two other stars) in the belt, Al Nitak, the wounded One

ê located in the right leg, Saiph, bruised, the word used in Genesis 3:15.

located in the sword a little below é, a very remarkable nebulous star seen through a common telescope as a
nebula and through a powerful telescope as collections of nebulous stars surrounded by faint luminous points.
More powerful telescopes would resolve these into separate stars.

Al Rai, who bruises, who breaks

Hebrew Thabit, treading on

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 Orion—78 Stars
(two of the first magnitude, four of the second magnitude, four of the third magnitude, sixteen
of the fourth magnitude)
Arabic Al Giauzâ, the branch

Arabic Al Gebor, the mighty

Arabic Al Mirzam, the ruler

Arabic Al Nagjed, the prince

Chaldee Niphla, the mighty

Hebrew Nux, the strong

Chaldee Heka, coming

Hebrew Meissa, coming forth

Eridanus (The River of the

Judge)
The River of Wrath Breaking
Forth for His Enemies
As in the concluding chapter (4) of the first
book (of which the third book is an
expansion), we had in Lyra (the harp) praise
prepared for the Conqueror and in Ara (the
burning pyre) consuming fire prepared for His
enemies, so in the first chapter of this book
we have in Orion glory prepared for the
Conqueror and in Eridanus the river of wrath
prepared for His enemies.

Eridanus issues forth from the down-coming

foot of Orion. It is an immense constellation
that runs in a serpentine course towards the
lower regions, down, down, out of sight. In
vain the sea monster Cetus strives to stop its
flow. It is the river of the Judge and speaks of
that final judgment in which the wicked will
be cast into the lake of fire. We find a picture
of Orion and Eridanus in Habakkuk 3:5: 5
Before Him went the pestilence, and burning
coals went forth at His feet.

Eridanus was originally associated with fire.

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It is the fiery stream of Daniel 7:9–11: 9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of
days did sit, Whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like the pure wool: His throne
was like the fiery flame, and His wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from
before Him: thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood
before Him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11 I beheld then because of the voice of
the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed,
and given to the burning flame.

Eridanus—84 Stars
(one of the first magnitude, one of the second magnitude, eight of the third
magnitude)
á located at the mouth of the river, Achernar, the after part of the river

â located at the source of the river, Cursa, bent down

ã located at the second bend in the river, Arabic Zourac, flowing

Pheat, mouth (of the river)

Ozha, the going forth

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Auriga (The Shepherd)
Safety for the Redeemed in
the Day of Wrath
In Taurus, we have had the picture of a mighty
bull rushing forth, the fiery river of the Judge,
and now we see a great Shepherd. He is seated
upon “the milky way,” holding up on his left
shoulder a she goat. She clings to his neck and
is looking down affrighted at the terrible
onrushing bull. In his left hand he supports two
little kids, apparently just born, and bleating,
and trembling with fear. This is the Great
Shepherd gathering the lambs in His arm.

Auriga is from a Hebrew root that means a

shepherd. The collected teaching of Eridanus
and Auriga is captured in Psalm 37:38–40: 38
But the transgressors shall be destroyed
together: The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the
LORD : He is their strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them:
He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, Because they trust in Him.

Auriga—66 Stars
(one of the first magnitude, two of the second magnitude, nine of the fourth
magnitude)
á brightest star, located in the body of the goat, Hebrew Alioth, a she goat

â located in the shepherd’s right arm, Menkilinon, the band, or chain of the goats. This star points out the
truth that they are never more to be lost again, but to be bound, with the bands of love, to the Shepherd
forevermore.

Maaz, a flock of goats

located in the right foot, a bright star also reckoned in the horn of Taurus, El Nath, wounded or slain

Aiyuk, wounded in the foot

the star marking the kids, Hebrew Gedi, kids

The information in this section was taken from E. W . Bullinger’s The Witness of the Stars (Kregel Publications, reprint of
1893 ed.).

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Joseph Encamped, Numbered, and At War
Elishama and Gamaliel Heads of the Houses of Their Fathers
Numbers 1:3–5; 10: 3 From twenty years old and upward,
all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron
shall number them by their armies. 4 And with
you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one
head of the house of his fathers. 5 And these are
the names of the men that shall stand with you: of
the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim;
Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh;
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

40,500 of Ephraim and 32,200 of

Manasseh Able to Go Forth to
War
Numbers 1:32–35: 32 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the
children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according
to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 33
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth
to war; 35 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two
thousand and two hundred.

Encampment on the West

Numbers 2:18–24: 18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their
armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.” 19 And his
host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. 20 “And by him
shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son
of Pedahzur.” 21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand
and two hundred. 22 “Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be
Abidan the son of Gideoni.” 23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and
five thousand and four hundred. 24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim* were an hundred
thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. “And they shall go forward in
the third rank.

*The camp of Ephraim included all the tribes encamped on the west (Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh).

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The Order of Ephraim and Manasseh in the Wilderness Journeyings
of Israel
Numbers 10:12–28: 12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai;
and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey according to the
commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 14 In the first place went the standard of the camp
of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of
Amminadab. 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of
Zuar. 16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And
the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the
tabernacle. 18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over
his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph
the son of Deuel. 21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the
tabernacle against they came. 22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward
according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host
of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the host of the
tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 25 And the standard of the camp of
the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and
over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of
Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was
Ahira the son of Enan. 28 Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies,
when they set forward.

Ephraimite and Manassite Spies Sent to the Land of Canaan

Numbers 13:1–3; 8; 11: 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 “Send thou men, that they may
search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall
ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.” 3 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent
them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. 8 Of the tribe of
Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. 11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the
son of Susi.
Numbering in the Plains of Moab—52,700 of Manasseh and 32,500 of
Ephraim
Numbers 26:3–4; 28–37: 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by
Jordan near Jericho, saying, 4 “Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the
LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt.” 28 The
sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of
Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the
Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family
of the Helekites: 31 And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the
Shechemites: 32 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the

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Hepherites. 33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the
daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the
families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven
hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the
Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 And
these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the
sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five
hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.

40,000 of Reuben, Gad, and Half Tribe of Manasseh Prepare

for War Against Jericho
Joshua 4:11–13: 11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the
LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 12 And the children of Reuben, and
the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as
Moses spake unto them: 13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto
battle, to the plains of Jericho.

Joseph Wars Against Beth-el

Judges 1:22–36: 22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was
with them. 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was
Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, “Shew us, we
pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.” 25 And when he shewed them the
entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his
family. 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof
Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. 27 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of
Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor
the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the
Canaanites would dwell in that land. 28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the
Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the
Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 30 Neither did Zebulun
drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among
them, and became tributaries. 31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the
inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: 32 But
the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath;
but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-
shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them. 34 And the Amorites forced the children of
Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: 35 But the
Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph
prevailed, so that they became tributaries. 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to
Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

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Ephraim and Manasseh in the Battle Against Sisera (The Song of
Deborah and Barak)
Judges 5:14–18: 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; After thee, Benjamin,
among thy people; Out of Machir* came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handle the pen
of the writer. 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; Even Issachar, and also Barak: He
was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben There were great thoughts of heart. 16
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of
Reuben There were great searchings of heart. 17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: And why did Dan
remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, And abode in his breaches. 18 Zebulun and
Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

*Machir pertains to Manasseh. See Numbers 26:29.

Ammonites Come Up Against Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim

Judges 10:9–16: 9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah,
and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed. 10 And the
children of Israel cried unto the LORD , saying, “We have sinned against Thee, both because we have
forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.” 11 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, “Did not
I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the
Philistines? 12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye
cried to Me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet ye have forsaken Me, and served other gods:
wherefore I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them
deliver you in the time of your tribulation.” 15 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD , “We have
sinned: do Thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto Thee; deliver us only, we pray Thee, this day.”
16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD : and His soul was
grieved for the misery of Israel.

David’s Mighty Men Against the Philistines

II Samuel 23:22–38: 22 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three
mighty men. 23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And
David set him over his guard. 24 Asahel the brother ofJoab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of
Dodo of Beth-lehem, 25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of
Ikkesh the Tekoite, 27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 28 Zalmon the Ahohite,
Maharai the Netophathite, 29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of
Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, 31
Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen,
Jonathan, 33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of
Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 35 Hezrai the
Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 37 Zelek the
Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an
Ithrite, 39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

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War With Hagarites and Assyrian Captivity
II Kings 10:31–33: 31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his
heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. 32 In those days the
LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; 33 From Jordan
eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer,
which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

I Chronicles 5:18–26: 18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of
valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four
and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. 19 And they made war with
the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. 20 And they were helped against them, and the
Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the
battle, and He was intreated of them; because they put their trust in Him. 21 And they took away their
cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two
thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. 22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of
God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity. 23 And the children of the half tribe of
Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto mount
Hermon. 24 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and
Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the
house of their fathers. 25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring
after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. 26 And the God of Israel
stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he
carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought
them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

I Chronicles 11:16–47: 16 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines’ garrison was then at
Beth-lehem. 17 And David longed, and said, “Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well
of Beth-lehem, that is at the gate!” 18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew
water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but
David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD , 19 And said, “My God forbid it me, that I
should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with
the jeopardy of their lives they brought it.” Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these
three mightiest. 20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear
against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three. 21 Of the three, he was more
honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. 22 Benaiah
the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike
men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 23 And he slew an Egyptian,
a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam;
and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him
with his own spear. 24 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the
three mighties. 25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and
David set him over his guard. 26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab,
Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem, 27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 28 Ira the son
of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 30 Maharai

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the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that
pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel
the Arbathite, 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 34 The sons of Hashem the
Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the
son of Ur, 36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of
Ezbai, 38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, 39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the
Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 41 Uriah the
Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites,
and thirty with him, 43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, 44 Uzzia the
Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, 45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha
his brother, the Tizite, 46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and
Ithmah the Moabite, 47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

Making David King

I Chronicles 12:1–40: 1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself
close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2 They
were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting
arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin. 3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the
sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu
the Antothite, 4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and
Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, 5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah,
and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and
Jashobeam, the Korhites, 7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 8 And of the
Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men
of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions,
and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; 9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12 Johanan the
eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. 14 These were of the sons of
Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. 15
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they
put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. 16 And there came of
the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. 17 And David went out to meet them, and
answered and said unto them, “If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit
unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the
God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.” 18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief
of the captains, and he said, “Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be
unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee.” Then David received them, and
made them captains of the band. 19 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the
Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon
advisement sent him away, saying, “He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.” 20 As
he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and
Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. 21 And they helped
David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the
host. 22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the

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host of God. 23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to
David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD . 24 The
children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the
war. 25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the
Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; 28 And Zadok, a young man mighty
of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains. 29 And of the children of Benjamin, the
kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of
Saul. 30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour,
famous throughout the house of their fathers. 31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand,
which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. 32 And of the children of Issachar,
which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of
them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 33 Of Zebulun, such as
went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank:
they were not of double heart. 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and
spear thirty and seven thousand. 35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six
hundred. 36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. 37 And on the
other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all
manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. 38 All these men of war,
that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all
the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 39 And there they were with David three
days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 40 Moreover they that were nigh
them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on
mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen,
and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

Asa Gathers Strangers from Ephraim and Manasseh

II Chronicles 14:8–15:19: 8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah
three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and
fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour. 9 And there came out against them Zerah the
Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at
Mareshah. 11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, “LORD , it is nothing with Thee to help,
whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on Thee,
and in Thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD , Thou art our God; let not man prevail against
Thee.” 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. 13
And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were
overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD , and
before His host; and they carried away very much spoil. 14 And they smote all the cities round about
Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding
much spoil in them. 15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in
abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: 2
And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, “Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The
LORD is with you, while ye be with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake

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Him, He will forsake you. 3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without
a teaching priest, and without law. 4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of
Israel, and sought Him, He was found of them. 5 And in those times there was no peace to him that
went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. 6
And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. 7 Be ye
strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.” 8 And when Asa
heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the
abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken
from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD , that was before the porch of the LORD . (9
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh,*
and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his
God was with him. 10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the
fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which
they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. 12 And they entered into a covenant
to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; 13 That whosoever
would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or
woman. 14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets,
and with cornets. 15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and
sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round
about. 16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen,
because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the
brook Kidron. 17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa
was perfect all his days. 18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had
dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.) 19 And there was no more
war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

*evidence that the two segments had some of each other in them

Jehoshaphat Sets Garrisons in the Cities of Ephraim

II Chronicles 17:1–2: 1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against
Israel. 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah,
and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

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 Joseph’s Inheritances
Half Tribe of Manasseh Receives Early Inheritance With Reubenites
and Gadites
Numbers 32:1–36: 1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of
cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place
for cattle; 2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to
Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, 3 “Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer,
and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 4 Even the country which
the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle:” 5
“Wherefore,” said they, “if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for
a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.” 6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the
children of Reuben, “Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? 7 And wherefore discourage
ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? 8
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 9 For when they went up
unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that
they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them. 10 And the LORD ’s anger was
kindled the same time, and He sware, saying,11 ‘Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt,
from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto
Jacob; because they have not wholly followed Me: 12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite,
and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD .’ 13 And the LORD ’s anger was
kindled against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation,
that had done evil in the sight of the LORD , was consumed. 14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your
fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel. 15
For if ye turn away from after Him, He will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy
all this people.” 16 And they came near unto him, and said, “We will build sheepfolds here for our
cattle, and cities for our little ones: 17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of
Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities
because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel
have inherited every man his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan,
or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.” 20 And Moses said
unto them, “If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, 21 And will go all of
you armed over Jordan before the LORD , until He hath driven out His enemies from before Him, 22
And the land be subdued before the LORD : then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the
LORD , and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD . 23 But if ye will not
do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD : and be sure your sin will find you out. 24 Build you
cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your
mouth.” 25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, “Thy
servants will do as my lord commandeth. 26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle,
shall be there in the cities of Gilead: 27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war,
before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.” 28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the
priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel: 29 And

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Moses said unto them, “If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over
Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD , and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye
shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession: 30 But if they will not pass over with you armed,
they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.” 31 And the children of Gad and the
children of Reuben answered, saying, “As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. 32 We
will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on
this side Jordan may be ours.” 33 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the
children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king
of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts,
even the cities of the country round about. 34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and
Aroer, 35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, 36 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran,
fenced cities: and folds for sheep. 37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and
Kirjathaim, 38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other
names unto the cities which they builded. 39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to
Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. 40 And Moses gave Gilead unto
Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. 41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the
small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair. 42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the
villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

Deuteronomy 3:12–20: 12 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the
river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the
Gadites. 13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe
of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. 14 (Jair the
son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called
them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day.) 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 16
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the
valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 17
The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even
the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward. 18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The LORD
your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the
children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. 19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle,
(for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you; 20 Until the
LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land
which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his
possession, which I have given you.’

Hanniel and Kemuel Appointed Princes to Divide the Land of

Inheritance for Manasseh and Ephraim
Numbers 34:13–18;23–24: 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land
which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half
tribe: 14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of
the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the
tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance: 15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received

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their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.” 16 And the LORD
spake unto Moses, saying, 17 “These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you:
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide
the land by inheritance. 23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of
Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim,
Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

The Covenant With Israel in the Land of Moab

Deuteronomy 29:5–9: 5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen
old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. 6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye
drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God. 7 And when ye came
unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle,
and we smote them: 8 And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and
to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh. 9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do
them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

Joshua Reminds Half Tribe of Manasseh of Moses’ Instruction

Joshua 1:12–18: 12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake
Joshua, saying, 13 “Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you,
saying, ‘The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.’ 14 Your wives, your
little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye
shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; 15 Until the LORD
have given your brethren rest, as He hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the
LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which
Moses the LORD ’s servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.” 16 And they answered
Joshua, saying, “All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will
go. 17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the
LORD thy God be with thee, as He was with Moses. 18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy
commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to
death: only be strong and of a good courage.”

Territory from Canaanite Conquests for the Half Tribe of

Manasseh
Joshua 12:1–6: 1 Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and
possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto
mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and
ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and
from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 3 And
from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on
the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah: 4 And the coast of Og
king of Bashan (which was of the remnant of the giants) that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5 And

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reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the
Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Them did Moses the servant of
the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession
unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua Charges Half Tribe of Manasseh to Accept Their Inheritance

Joshua 13:7–31: 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half
tribe of Manasseh, 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which
Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; 9 From
Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the
plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in
Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; 11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites
and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; 12 All the kingdom of Og in
Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these
did Moses smite, and cast them out.” 13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites,
nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made
by fire are their inheritance, as He said unto them. 15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of
Reuben inheritance according to their families. 16 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank
of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba; 17
Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 18 And
Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, 19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the
mount of the valley, 20 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in
Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and
Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. 22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the
soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them. 23 And
the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the
children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof. 24 And Moses gave
inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families. 25 And
their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto
Aroer that is before Rabbah; 26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from
Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; 27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth,
and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the
edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. 28 This is the inheritance of the
children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages. 29 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. 30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of
Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: 31 And half Gilead, and
Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of
Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families. 32 These
are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side
Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. 33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD
God of Israel was their inheritance, as He said unto them.

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Joshua 18:7: 7 But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their
inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance
beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.”

Joshua 22:1–6: 1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 2
And said unto them, “Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have
obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto
this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 4 And now the LORD
your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as He promised them: therefore now return ye, and get
you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave
you on the other side Jordan. 5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the Law, which
Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all His ways,
and to keep His commandments, and to cleave unto Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with
all your soul.” 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.

Levite Cities in Joseph’s Territory

Deuteronomy 4:41–43: 41 Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising; 42
That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in
times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: 43 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness,
in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of
the Manassites.

Joshua 14:1–5: 1 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of
Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes
of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them. 2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD
commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 3 For Moses had given the
inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none
inheritance among them. 4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim:
therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for
their cattle and for their substance. 5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and
they divided the land.

Joshua 18:7: 7 But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their
inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance
beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.”

Joshua 20:8–9: 8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the
wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and
Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of
Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares
might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the
congregation.

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Joshua 21: 1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto
Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; 2 And
they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded by the hand of
Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.” 3 And the children of Israel
gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD , these cities and their
suburbs. 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest,
which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out
of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the
families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten
cities. 6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of
the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan,
thirteen cities. 7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the
tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto
the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. 9 And they
gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities
which are here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the
Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them
the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs
thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son
of Jephunneh for his possession. 13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her
suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, 14 And Jattir with her
suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, 15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine
cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with
her suburbs, 18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. 19 All the cities of
the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 And the families of the
children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of
their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount
Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, 22 And Kibzaim with her
suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her
suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, 24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs;
four cities. 25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with
her suburbs; two cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of
Kohath that remained. 27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the
other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the
slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with
her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four
cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, 31 Helkath
with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh
in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs,
and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families
were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of
the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, 35
Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben,
Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath
with her suburbs; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be

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a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer
with her suburbs; four cities in all. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families,
which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 41 All the cities of
the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. 43 And
the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it,
and dwelt therein. 44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He sware unto
their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their
enemies into their hand. 45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto
the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Joseph’s Inheritances in the Promised Land

Joshua 16:1–17:18: 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 Beth-el, 2 And
goeth out from Beth-el 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 Beth-horon 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. 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 was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper; 6 And the
border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward
unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah; 7 And it went down from Janohah to
Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 8 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. 9 And the separate cities for the
children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their
villages. 10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among
the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute. 1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh;
for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead:
because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 2 There was also a lot for the rest of
the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek,
and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for
the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had
no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah,
and Tirzah. 4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and
before the princes, saying, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our
brethren.” Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among
the brethren of their father. 5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and
Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan; 6 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance
among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead. 7 And the coast of Manasseh
was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right
hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 8 Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on
the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim; 9 And the coast descended unto the river
Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of

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Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea: 10 Southward
it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea is his border; and they met together in
Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east. 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-
shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the
inhabitants of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants
of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries. 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out
the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 13 Yet it came to pass,
when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not
utterly drive them out. 14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, “Why hast thou given
me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath
blessed me hitherto?” 15 And Joshua answered them, “If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the
wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount
Ephraim be too narrow for thee.” 16 And the children of Joseph said, “The hill is not enough for us:
and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of
Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.” 17 And Joshua spake unto the
house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “Thou art a great people, and hast great
power: thou shalt not have one lot only: 18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou
shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though
they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.”

I Chronicles 6:61–71: 61 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were
cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. 62 And to
the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher,
and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 63 Unto the
sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the
tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 64 And the children of Israel gave to the
Levites these cities with their suburbs. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah,
and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these
cities, which are called by their names. 66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had
cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge,
Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, 68 And
Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs, 69 And Aijalon with her suburbs, and
Gath-rimmon with her suburbs: 70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and
Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. 71 Unto the sons of
Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs,
and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

Joshua’s Inheritance
Joshua 19:49–51: 49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts,
the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them: 50 According to the
word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and
he built the city, and dwelt therein. 51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua
the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an
inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD , at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they

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Sealing of Revelation
Revelation 7:6; 8: 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 8 Of the tribe of
Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

Inheritance in Ezekiel
Ezekiel 48:4-6; 32: 4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for
Manasseh. 5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for
Ephraim. 6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for
Reuben. 32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of
Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.

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 Josephite Stories
Jacob Keeps Rachel and Joseph in the Back When He Meets Esau

Genesis 33:1–8: 1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four
hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 2
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and
Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times,
until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck,
and kissed him: and they wept. 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and
said, “Who are those with thee?” And he said, “The children which God hath graciously given thy
servant.” 6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 7
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and
Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 8 And he said, “What meanest thou by all this drove which I
met?” And he said, “These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.”

Joseph’s Brothers Sell Him Into Slavery

Genesis 37:1–36: *1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of
Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock
with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s
wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his
children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. 4 And when
his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not
speak peaceably unto him. 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated
him yet the more. 6 And he said unto them, “Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For,
behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and,
behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.” 8 And his brethren said to
him, “Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us?” And they hated
him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it
his brethren, and said, “Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and
the eleven stars made obeisance to me.” 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his
father rebuked him, and said unto him, “What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy
mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?” 11 And his brethren
envied him; but his father observed the saying. 12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in
Shechem. 13 And Israel said unto Joseph, “Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I
will send thee unto them.” And he said to him, “Here am I.” 14 And he said to him, “Go, I pray thee,
see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again.” So he
sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 15 And a certain man found him, and,
behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, “What seekest thou?” 16 And
he said, “I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.” 17 And the man said,
“They are departed hence; for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” And Joseph went after his
brethren, and found them in Dothan. 18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near

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unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19 And they said one to another, “Behold, this
dreamer cometh. 20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will
say, ‘Some evil beast hath devoured him:’ and we shall see what will become of his dreams.” 21 And
Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, “Let us not kill him.” 22 And
Reuben said unto them, “Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no
hand upon him;” that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 23 And it
came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat
of many colours that was on him; 24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty,
there was no water in it. 25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked,
and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm
and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 26 And Judah said unto his brethren, “What profit is it if
we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not
our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh.” And his brethren were content. 28 Then
there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold
Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 29 And
Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30 And he
returned unto his brethren, and said, “The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?” 31 And they took
Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 32 And they sent the coat
of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, “This have we found: know now whether
it be thy son’s coat or no.” 33 And he knew it, and said, “It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath
devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.” 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth
upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to
comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, “For I will go down into the grave unto my
son mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto
Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.

*Some date this event at 1727 B . C ., and Benjamin’s birth at 1728 B .C . If correct, it would therefore have been impossible for
Benjamin, as a one-year-old child, to have taken part in selling his brother into slavery or to have harbored jealous and
murderous thoughts against him.

Joseph in Potiphar’s House

Genesis 39–41: 1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain
of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down
thither. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his
master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all
that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he
made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from
the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the
Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house,
and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the
bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured. 7 And it came to pass
after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, “Lie with me.” 8 But
he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, “Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the
house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; 9 There is none greater in this house than I;

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neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this
great wickedness, and sin against God?” 10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day,
that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11 And it came to pass about this time,
that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there
within. 12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me:” and he left his garment in her
hand, and fled, and got him out. 13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in
her hand, and was fled forth, 14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them,
saying, “See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and
I cried with a loud voice: 15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried,
that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.” 16 And she laid up his garment by her,
until his lord came home. 17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, “The Hebrew
servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 18 And it came to pass, as I
lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out.” 19 And it came to pass,
when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, “After this manner did
thy servant to me;” that his wrath was kindled. 20 And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the
prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But the LORD
was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison;
and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any
thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made
it to prosper. 1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker
had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against
the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of
the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain of the
guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. 5 And they
dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the
interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the
prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were
sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying,
“Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?” 8 And they said unto him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there
is no interpreter of it.” And Joseph said unto them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me
them, I pray you.” 9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, “In my dream,
behold, a vine was before me; 10 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded,
and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 11 And Pharaoh’s cup
was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into
Pharaoh’s hand.” 12 And Joseph said unto him, “This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are
three days: 13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place:
and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make
mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of
the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”
16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, “I also was in my
dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: 17 And in the uppermost basket there was
of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.” 18
And Joseph answered and said, “This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 19
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the

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birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.” 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s
birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of
the chief baker among his servants. 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and
he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: 22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to
them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. 1 And it came to pass at the end
of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came
up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold,
seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the
other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven
well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and,
behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. 6 And, behold, seven thin ears and
blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. 7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and
full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning that
his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men
thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. 9
Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, “I do remember my faults this day: 10 Pharaoh was
wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief
baker: 11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the
interpretation of his dream. 12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the
captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to
his dream he did interpret. 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored
unto mine office, and him he hanged.” 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him
hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and
I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.” 16 And Joseph answered
Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” 17 And Pharaoh said
unto Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: 18 And, behold, there came up
out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19 And, behold,
seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in
all the land of Egypt for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat
kine: 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they
were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. 22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven
ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with
the east wind, sprung up after them: 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this
unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.” 25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh,
“The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good
kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. 27 And the seven thin
and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with
the east wind shall be seven years of famine. 28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh:
What God is about to do He sheweth unto Pharaoh. 29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty
throughout all the land of Egypt: 30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the
plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; 31 And the plenty
shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous. 32 And
for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and
God will shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and
set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and

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take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the
food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food
in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which
shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. 37 And the thing was good in
the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, “Can we
find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?” 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
“Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: 40 Thou
shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne
will I be greater than thou.” 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “See, I have set thee over all the land of
Egypt.” 42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed
him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; 43 And he made him to ride in the
second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, “Bow the knee:” and he made him ruler over
all the land of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man
lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.” 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-
paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went
out over all the land of Egypt. 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king
of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of
Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up
all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the
food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered
corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. 50 And unto
Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-
pherah priest of On bare unto him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For
God,” said he, “hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.” 52 And the name of the
second called he Ephraim: “For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.” 53 And
the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 54 And the seven years of
dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land
of Egypt there was bread. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh
for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, “Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.” 56 And
the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the
Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to
Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

Joseph Reunites With His Family

Genesis 42-45: 1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, “Why do
ye look one upon another?” 2 And he said, “Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you
down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.” 3 And Joseph’s ten brethren
went down to buy corn in Egypt. 4 But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren;
for he said, “Lest peradventure mischief befall him.” 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among
those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. 6 And Joseph was the governor over the
land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down
themselves before him with their faces to the earth. 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them,
but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, “Whence
come ye?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan to buy food.” 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but

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they knew not him. 9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto
them, “Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.” 10 And they said unto him, “Nay,
my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 11 We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy
servants are no spies.” 12 And he said unto them, “Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are
come.” 13 And they said, “Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of
Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.” 14 And Joseph said unto
them, “That is it that I spake unto you, saying, ‘Ye are spies:’ 15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life
of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 16 Send one of you,
and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether
there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies.” 17 And he put them all
together into ward three days. 18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, “This do, and live; for I fear
God: 19 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry
corn for the famine of your houses: 20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be
verified, and ye shall not die.” And they did so. 21 And they said one to another, “We are verily guilty
concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not
hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.” 22 And Reuben answered them, saying, “Spake I not
unto you, saying, ‘Do not sin against the child;’ and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his
blood is required.” 23 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an
interpreter. 24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and
communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. 25 Then Joseph
commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give
them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them. 26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and
departed thence. 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied
his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth. 28 And he said unto his brethren, “My money is
restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack:” and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to
another, “What is this that God hath done unto us?” 29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the
land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, 30 “The man, who is the lord of the
land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 31 And we said unto him, ‘We are true
men; we are no spies: 32 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this
day with our father in the land of Canaan.’ 33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us,
‘Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for
the famine of your households, and be gone: 34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I
know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall
traffick in the land.’” 35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man’s
bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they
were afraid. 36 And Jacob their father said unto them, “Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is
not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.” 37 And
Reuben spake unto his father, saying, “Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my
hand, and I will bring him to thee again.” 38 And he said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his
brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye
bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.” 1 And the famine was sore in the land. 2 And it
came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said
unto them, “Go again, buy us a little food.” 3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, “The man did
solemnly protest unto us, saying, ‘Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.’ 4 If thou
wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 5 But if thou wilt not send him, we
will not go down: for the man said unto us, ‘Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with

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you.’” 6 And Israel said, “Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a
brother?” 7 And they said, “The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, ‘Is your
father yet alive? have ye another brother?’ and we told him according to the tenor of these words:
could we certainly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down?’” 8 And Judah said unto Israel
his father, “Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and
thou, and also our little ones. 9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring
him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: 10 For except we had
lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.” 11 And their father Israel said unto them, “If it
must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a
present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: 12 And take double
money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in
your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: 13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the
man: 14 And GOD ALMIGHTY give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other
brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.” 15 And the men took that
present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to
Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of
his house, “Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at
noon.” 17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house. 18 And
the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the
money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion
against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.” 19 And they came near to the
steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 20 And said, “O sir,
we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: 21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn,
that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in
full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. 22 And other money have we brought down in
our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.” 23 And he said, “Peace be to
you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your
money.” And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house,
and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 25 And they made
ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. 26 And
when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and
bowed themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, “Is your father
well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?” 28 And they answered, “Thy servant our father
is in good health, he is yet alive.” And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 29 And he
lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your younger
brother, of whom ye spake unto me?” And he said, “God be gracious unto thee, my son.” 30 And
Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother:* and he sought where to weep; and he
entered into his chamber, and wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained
himself, and said, “Set on bread.” 32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves,
and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat
bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the
firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled
one at another. 34 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was
five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. 1 And he commanded
the steward of his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put
every man’s money in his sack’s mouth. 2 And put my cup*, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the

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youngest, and his corn money.” And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 3 As soon as
the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

*This was perhaps the first Joseph would have seen Benjamin since Benjamin was a year old. Benjamin likely never
remembered what his brother looked like.

**This cup was larger than a normal-sized drinking cup and was used for pouring wine. Interestingly, the Hebrew word for
it is ge bîya, from the same root as Geba, one of the Benjamite cities given to the sons of Aaron.

4 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, “Up,
follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, “Wherefore have ye rewarded
evil for good? 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done
evil in so doing.’” 6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 7 And they said
unto him, “Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to
this thing: 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks’ mouths, we brought again unto thee out
of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord’s house silver or gold? 9 With
whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.” 10
And he said, “Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my
servant; and ye shall be blameless.” 11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the
ground, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the
youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every
man his ass, and returned to the city. 14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he
was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph said unto them, “What deed is
this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?” 16 And Judah said,
“What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath
found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord’s servants, both we, and he also with
whom the cup is found.” 17 And he said, “God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand
the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.” 18 Then
Judah came near unto him, and said, “Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my
lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord
asked his servants, saying, ‘Have ye a father, or a brother?’ 20 And we said unto my lord, ‘We have a
father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of
his mother, and his father loveth him.’ 21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, ‘Bring him down unto me,
that I may set mine eyes upon him.’ 22 And we said unto my lord, ‘The lad cannot leave his father: for
if he should leave his father, his father would die.’ 23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, ‘Except your
youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.’ 24 And it came to pass when we
came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 25 And our father said, ‘Go
again, and buy us a little food.’ 26 And we said, ‘We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with
us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.’
27 And thy servant my father said unto us, ‘Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: 28 And the one
went out from me, and I said, ‘Surely he is torn in pieces;’ and I saw him not since: 29 And if ye take
this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the
grave.’ 30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that
his life is bound up in the lad’s life; 31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us,
that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow
to the grave. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, ‘If I bring him not
unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.’ 33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy

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servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 34 For
how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall
come on my father.” 1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he
cried, “Cause every man to go out from me.” And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made
himself known unto his brethren. 2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh
heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, “I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?” And his brethren
could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. 4 And Joseph said unto his brethren,
“Come near to me, I pray you.” And they came near. And he said, “I am Joseph your brother, whom ye
sold into Egypt. 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for
God did send me before you to preserve life. 6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land:
and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me
before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So
now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of
all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say
unto him, ‘Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry
not: 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy
children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: 11 And there
will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou
hast, come to poverty.’ 12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is
my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all
that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.” 14 And he fell upon his brother
Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren,
and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. 16 And the fame thereof was heard in
Pharaoh’s house, saying, “Joseph’s brethren are come:” and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, “Say unto thy brethren, ‘This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get
you unto the land of Canaan; 18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I
will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.’ 19 Now thou art
commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your
wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of
Egypt is yours.’” 21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the
commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. 22 To all of them he gave each man
changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of
raiment. 23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt,
and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. 24 So he sent his
brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, “See that ye fall not out by the way.” 25 And
they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, 26 And told him,
saying, “Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt.” And Jacob’s heart fainted,
for he believed them not. 27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them:
and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father
revived: 28 And Israel said, “It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I
die.”

Genesis 46:28–48:22: 28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen;
and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet
Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his
neck a good while. 30 And Israel said unto Joseph, “No3w let me die, since I have seen thy face,

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because thou art yet alive.” 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, “I will
go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, ‘My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the
land of Canaan, are come unto me; 32 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed
cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.’ 33 And it shall come
to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, ‘What is your occupation?’ 34 That ye shall say,
‘Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our
fathers:” that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the
Egyptians. 1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brethren, and their
flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are
in the land of Goshen.” 2 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto
Pharaoh. 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, “What is your occupation?” And they said unto
Pharaoh, “Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.” 4 They said moreover unto
Pharaoh, “For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for
the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land
of Goshen.” 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, “Thy father and thy brethren are come unto
thee: 6 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell;
in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make
them rulers over my cattle.” 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and
Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, “How old art thou?” 9 And Jacob said unto
Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the
days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my
fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before
Pharaoh. 11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of
Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 12 And Joseph
nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father’s household, with bread, according to their
families. 13 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of
Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the
money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought:
and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house. 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt,
and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, “Give us bread: for why
should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.” 16 And Joseph said, “Give your cattle; and I will
give you for your cattle, if money fail.” 17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave
them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses:
and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year. 18 When that year was ended, they came
unto him the second year, and said unto him, “We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is
spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our
bodies, and our lands: 19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and
our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may
live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.” 20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for
Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the
land became Pharaoh’s. 21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the
borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the
priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them:
wherefore they sold not their lands. 23 Then Joseph said unto the people, “Behold, I have bought you
this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 24 And it shall
come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your

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own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your
little ones.” 25 And they said, “Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and
we will be Pharaoh’s servants.” 26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that
Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s. 27
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and
grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the
whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. 29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must
die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, “If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray
thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: 30
But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace.”
And he said, “I will do as thou hast said.” 31 And he said, “Swear unto me.” And he sware unto him.
And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head. 1 And it came to pass after these things, that one told
Joseph, “Behold, thy father is sick:” and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And
one told Jacob, and said, “Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee:” and Israel strengthened himself,
and sat upon the bed. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, “GOD ALMIGHTY appeared unto me at Luz in
the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 4 And said unto me, “Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and
multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after
thee for an everlasting possession.’ 5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born
unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon,
they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called
after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel
died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath:
and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem. 8 And Israel beheld Joseph’s
sons, and said, “Who are these?” 9 And Joseph said unto his father, “They are my sons, whom God
hath given me in this place.” And he said, “Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.” 10
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him;
and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, “I had not thought to see thy
face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.” 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his
knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his
right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and
brought them near unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim’s
head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands wittingly; for
Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, “God, before Whom my fathers
Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God Which fed me all my life long unto this day, 16 The Angel
Which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of
my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” 17 And
when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he
held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head. 18 And Joseph said
unto his father, “Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.” 19 And
his father refused, and said, “I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also
shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a
multitude of nations.” 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, “In thee shall Israel bless, saying, ‘God
make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.’” 21 And Israel said
unto Joseph, “Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your
fathers. 22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand
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Joseph Buries Jacob and Dies Also
Genesis 50:1–26: 1 And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 2 And
Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed
Israel. 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; (for so are fulfilled the days of those which are
embalmed): and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days. 4 And when the days of his
mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, “If now I have found grace in
your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 5 My father made me swear, saying, ‘Lo, I
die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me.’ Now
therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.” 6 And Pharaoh said,
“Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.” 7 And Joseph went up to bury his
father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of
the land of Egypt, 8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: (only their
little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen). 9 And there went up with
him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. 10 And they came to the
threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore
lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. 11 And when the inhabitants of the
land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, “This is a grievous mourning to
the Egyptians:” wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan. 12 And his
sons did unto him according as he commanded them: 13 For his sons carried him into the land of
Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field
for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. 14 And Joseph returned into
Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his
father. 15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will
peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. 16 And they sent
a messenger unto Joseph, saying, “Thy father did command before he died, saying, 17 ‘So shall ye say
unto Joseph, ‘Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee
evil:’ ’ and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father.” And
Joseph wept when they spake unto him.” 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face;
and they said, “Behold, we be thy servants.” 19 And Joseph said unto them, “Fear not: for am I in the
place of God? 20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to
pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and
your little ones.” And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. 22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt,
he, and his father’s house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years. 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim’s
children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon
Joseph’s knees. 24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, “I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring
you out of this land unto the land which He sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” 25 And Joseph
took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones
from hence.” 26 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he
was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Moses Takes the Bones of Joseph With Israel Out of Egypt

Exodus 13:18–19: 18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea:
and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of

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Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, “God will surely visit you; and
ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.”

Elishama and Ammihud Offer for Ephraim and Manasseh for the
Dedicating of the Altar
Numbers 7:1–6; 11; 48–59: 1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the
tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all
the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; 2 That the princes of Israel, heads of
the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered,
offered: 3 And they brought their offering before the LORD , six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a
wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle. 4
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 5 “Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the
tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to
his service.” 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 11 And the
LORD said unto Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the
altar.” 48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim,
offered: 49 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels,
one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour
mingled with oil for a meat offering: 50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 51 One
young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 52 One kid of the goats for a
sin offering: 53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of
the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 54 On the eighth day offered
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: 55 His offering was one silver
charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the
shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 56 One
golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,
for a burnt offering: 58 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 59 And for a sacrifice of peace
offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
The Daughters of Zelophahad Ask Moses for an Inheritance
Numbers 27:1–11: 1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the
son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the
names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before
Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 3 “Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the
company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but
died in his own sin, and had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among
his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our
father.” 5 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD . 6 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance
among their father’s brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. 8
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall

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cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. 9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his
inheritance unto his brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his
father’s brethren. 11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his
kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of
Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.’”

Numbers 36:1–13: 1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and
before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel: 2 And they said, “The LORD commanded
my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded
by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. 3 And if they be
married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be
taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they
are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. 4 And when the jubile of the children
of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are
received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.’ 5
And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD , saying, “The tribe of
the sons of Joseph hath said well. 6 This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the
daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the
tribe of their father shall they marry. 7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from
tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of
his fathers. 8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel,
shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every
man the inheritance of his fathers. 9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another
tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.’” 10
Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad: 11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and
Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’
sons: 12 And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their
inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. 13 These are the commandments and the
judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains
of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

Joseph to Bless the People

Deuteronomy 27:11–26: 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 “These shall stand
upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah,
and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben,
Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the
men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 ‘Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an
abomination unto the LORD , the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place.’
And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’ 16 ‘Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his
mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ 17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s
landmark. And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ 18 ‘Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out
of the way.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ 19 ‘Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the
stranger, fatherless, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ 20 Cursed be he that lieth with

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his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ 21
‘Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ 22 ‘Cursed be
he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother.’ And all the people
shall say, ‘Amen.’ 23 ‘Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law.’ And all the people shall say,
‘Amen.’ 24 ‘Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ 25
‘Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ 26
‘Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them.’ And all the people shall say,
‘Amen.’

Moses’ Blessing to Joseph

Deuteronomy 33:13–17: 13 And of Joseph he said, “Blessed of the LORD be his land, For the precious
things of heaven, For the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, 14 And for the precious fruits
brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, 15 And for the chief things
of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, 16 And for the precious things
of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: Let the blessing
come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of Him That was separated from his
brethren. 17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns:
with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of
Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.”

Moses Sees the Promised Land

Deuteronomy 34:1–4: 1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to
the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto
Dan, 2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the
utmost sea, 3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. 4
And the LORD said unto him, “This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto
Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it unto thy seed:’ I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt
not go over thither.”

Joshua
Numbers 13:8 identifies Joshua as an Ephraimite. A study of Joseph would therefore include all of the book of Joshua.

Ed—An Altar of Witness

Joshua 22:8–34: 8 And he spake unto them, saying, “Return with much riches unto your tents, and
with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much
raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.” 9 And the children of Reuben and the
children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of
Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession,
whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 10 And when
they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the

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children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 11
And the children of Israel heard say, “Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the
half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at
the passage of the children of Israel.” 12 And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole
congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against
them. 13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to
the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, 14 And with
him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an
head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. 15 And they came unto the children of
Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they
spake with them, saying, 16 “Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD , ‘What trespass is this
that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD , in
that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD ? 17 Is the iniquity of
Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the
congregation of the LORD , 18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD ? and it will
be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD , that to morrow He will be wroth with the whole
congregation of Israel. 19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over
unto the land of the possession of the LORD , wherein the LORD ’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take
possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD , nor rebel against us, in building you an altar
beside the altar of the LORD our God. 20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the
accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his
iniquity.’” 21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh
answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, 22 “The LORD GOD of gods, the LORD
GOD of gods, He knoweth, and Israel He shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against
the LORD , (save us not this day,) 23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD , or
if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD
Himself require it; 24 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, ‘In time to come
your children might speak unto our children, saying, “What have ye to do with the LORD God of
Israel?” ‘ 25 For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and
children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD : so shall your children make our children cease from
fearing the LORD . 26 Therefore we said, ‘Let us now prepare to build us an altar,’ not for burnt
offering, nor for sacrifice: 27 But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations
after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before Him with our burnt offerings, and with our
sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come,
‘Ye have no part in the LORD .’ 28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or
to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, ‘Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD ,
which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and
you.’ 29 God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD , and turn this day from following the LORD ,
to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD
our God that is before His tabernacle.” 30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the
congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the
children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. 31
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of
Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, “This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye
have not committed this trespass against the LORD : now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of
the hand of the LORD .” 32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from

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the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of
Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. 33 And the thing pleased the children
of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to
destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. 34 And the children of Reuben and the
children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God.

The Burials of Joshua and Joseph

Joshua 24:29–33: 29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of
the LORD , died, being an hundred and ten years old. 30 And they buried him in the border of his
inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash. 31
And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua,
and which had known all the works of the LORD , that He had done for Israel. 32 And the bones of
Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of
ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of
silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died;
and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount
Ephraim.

Judges 2:6–10: 6 And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto
his inheritance to possess the land. 7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the
days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD , that He did for
Israel. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD , died, being an hundred and ten years old.
9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on
the north side of the hill Gaash. 10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and
there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD , nor yet the works which He had
done for Israel.

Gideon
Judges 6–8: 1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD : and the LORD delivered them
into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of
the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and
strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites,
and the children of the east, even they came up against them; 4 And they encamped against them, and
destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither
sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as
grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into
the land to destroy it. 6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the
children of Israel cried unto the LORD . 7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the
LORD because of the Midianites, 8 That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said
unto them, “‘Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth
out of the house of bondage; 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the
hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land; 10 And I
said unto you, ‘I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but

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ye have not obeyed My voice.’” 11 And there came an angel of the LORD , and sat under an oak which
was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the
winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said
unto him, “The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.” 13 And Gideon said unto him, “Oh my
Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all His miracles which our
fathers told us of, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ but now the LORD hath forsaken
us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.” 14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said,
“Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?”
15 And he said unto him, “Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in
Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.” 16 And the LORD said unto him, “Surely I will be
with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.” 17 And he said unto him, “If now I have
found grace in Thy sight, then shew me a sign that Thou talkest with me. 18 Depart not hence, I pray
Thee, until I come unto Thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before Thee.” And he said, “I will
tarry until thou come again.” 19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of
an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him
under the oak, and presented it. 20 And the angel of God said unto him, “Take the flesh and the
unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth.” And he did so. 21 Then the
angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the
unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened
cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of His sight. 22 And when Gideon perceived that he
was an angel of the LORD , Gideon said, “Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the
LORD face to face.” 23 And the LORD said unto him, “Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.”
24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD , and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet
in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him,
“Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar
of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: 26 And build an altar unto the LORD
thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt
sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.” 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his
servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s
household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. 28 And when
the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove
was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. 29 And
they said one to another, “Who hath done this thing?” And when they enquired and asked, they said,
“Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.” 30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out
thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the
grove that was by it. 31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, “Will ye plead for Baal? will ye
save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let
him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.” 32 Therefore on that day he called him
Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 33 Then all the
Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and
pitched in the valley of Jezreel.” 34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a
trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him. 35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh;
who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto
Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. 36 And Gideon said unto God, “If Thou wilt save Israel by
mine hand, as Thou hast said, 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on
the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by

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mine hand, as Thou hast said. 38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the
fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39 And Gideon said unto
God, “Let not Thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray Thee,
but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be
dew.” 40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the
ground. 1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and
pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by
the hill of Moreh, in the valley. 2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, “The people that are with thee are
too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me,
saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people,
saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead.’ And there
returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. 4 And the LORD said
unto Gideon, “The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for
thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, ‘This shall go with thee,’ the same shall go
with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, ‘This shall not go with thee,’ the same shall not go.” 5
So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, “Every one that lappeth
of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that
boweth down upon his knees to drink.” 6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to
their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to
drink water. 7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, “By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you,
and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.” 8
So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man
unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the
valley. 9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, “Arise, get thee down unto
the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand. 10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy
servant down to the host:” 11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be
strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of
the armed men that were in the host. 12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of
the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number,
as the sand by the sea side for multitude. 13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that
told a dream unto his fellow, and said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread
tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that
the tent lay along.” 14 And his fellow answered and said, “This is nothing else save the sword of
Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the
host.” 15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that
he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, “Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into
your hand the host of Midian.” 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he
put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. 17 And he said
unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall
be that, as I do, so shall ye do. 18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye
the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, ‘The sword of the LORD , and of Gideon.’” 19
So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the
beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and
brake the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake
the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal:
and they cried, “The sword of the LORD , and of Gideon.” 21 And they stood every man in his place

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round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. 22 And the three hundred blew the
trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the
host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath. 23 And the men
of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and
pursued after the Midianites. 24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying,
“Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan.”
Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and
Jordan. 25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the
rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of
Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. 1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, “Why
hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites?”
And they did chide with him sharply. 2 And he said unto them, “What have I done now in comparison
of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? 3 God hath
delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in
comparison of you?” Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. 4 And Gideon
came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing
them. 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, “Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that
follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.” 6 And the
princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give
bread unto thine army?” 7 And Gideon said, “Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and
Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”
8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered
him as the men of Succoth had answered him. 9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying,
“When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in
Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the
children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. 11 And
Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote
the host: for the host was secure. 12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and
took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. 13 And Gideon the
son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up, 14 And caught a young man of the men of
Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof,
even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, “Behold Zebah
and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in
thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?’” 16 And he took the elders of the
city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. 17 And he
beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. 18 Then said he unto Zebah and
Zalmunna, “What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor?” And they answered, “As thou
art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.” 19 And he said, “They were my brethren,
even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.” 20
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, “Up, and slay them.” But the youth drew not his sword: for he
feared, because he was yet a youth. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise thou, and fall upon us:
for as the man is, so is his strength.” And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away
the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks. 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, “Rule
thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of
Midian.” 23 And Gideon said unto them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you:
the LORD shall rule over you.” 24 And Gideon said unto them, “I would desire a request of you, that ye

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would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were
Ishmaelites.) 25 And they answered, “We will willingly give them.” And they spread a garment, and
did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. 26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he
requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple
raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks. 27
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a
whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. 28 Thus was Midian
subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in
quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. 29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his
own house. 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his
father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the
children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. 34
And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the
hands of all their enemies on every side: 35 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal,
namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

Abimelech
Judges 9: 1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and
communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying, 2 “Speak, I
pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of
Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember
also that I am your bone and your flesh.’” 3 And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all
the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He
is our brother.” 4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith,
wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. 5 And he went unto his
father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons,
upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made
Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem. 7 And when they told it to Jotham, he
went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them,
“Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 The trees went forth on a
time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, ‘Reign thou over us.’ 9 But the olive
tree said unto them, ‘Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to
be promoted over the trees?’ 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come thou, and reign over us.’ 11
But the fig tree said unto them, ‘Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be
promoted over the trees?’ 12 Then said the trees unto the vine, ‘Come thou, and reign over us.’ 13 And
the vine said unto them, ‘Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted
over the trees?’ 14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, ‘Come thou, and reign over us.’ 15 And
the bramble said unto the trees, ‘If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in
my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’ 16 Now
therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have
dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his

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hands; 17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand
of Midian: 18 And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons,
threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant,
king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;) 19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely
with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in
you: 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house
of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour
Abimelech.” 21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of
Abimelech his brother. 22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 Then God sent an
evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously
with Abimelech: 24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and
their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem,
which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in
the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told
Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the
men of Shechem put their confidence in him. 27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their
vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and
drink, and cursed Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is
Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the
men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him? 29 And would to God this people
were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech.” And he said to Abimelech, “Increase thine
army, and come out.” 30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed,
his anger was kindled. 31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the
son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.” 32
Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field: 33 And it
shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and,
behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as
thou shalt find occasion.” 34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night,
and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. 35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and
stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him,
from lying in wait. 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Behold, there come people
down from the top of the mountains.” And Zebul said unto him, “Thou seest the shadow of the
mountains as if they were men.” 37 And Gaal spake again and said, “See there come people down by
the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.” 38 Then said
Zebul unto him, “Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should
serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.’ 39
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech chased
him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the
gate. 41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should
not dwell in Shechem. 42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field;
and they told Abimelech. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid
wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up
against them, and smote them. 44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed
forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the
people that were in the fields, and slew them. 45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day;
and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with

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salt. 46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the
house of the god Berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were
gathered together. 48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were
with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it,
and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, “What ye have seen me do,
make haste, and do as I have done.” 49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and
followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men
of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. 50 Then went Abimelech to
Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and
thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the
top of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the
door of the tower to burn it with fire. 53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon
Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull. 54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his
armourbearer, and said unto him, “Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, ‘A woman
slew him.’” And his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55 And when the men of Israel saw
that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. 56 Thus God rendered the
wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: 57 And all the
evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham
the son of Jerubbaal.

Jephthah
Judges 11–12: 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite* was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an
harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. 2 And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up,
and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, “Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou
art the son of a strange woman.” 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob:
and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. 4 And it came to pass in process
of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. 5 And it was so, that when the children of
Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob: 6
And they said unto Jephthah, “Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of
Ammon.” 7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, “Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my
father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?” 8 And the elders of Gilead
said unto Jephthah, “Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight
against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.” 9 And Jephthah
said unto the elders of Gilead, “If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and
the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?” 10 And the elders of Gilead said unto
Jephthah, “The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.” 11 Then
Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and
Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh. 12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the
king of the children of Ammon, saying, “What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me
to fight in my land?” 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of
Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto
Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.” 14 And Jephthah sent
messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon: 15 And said unto him, “Thus saith
Jephthah, ‘Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: 16 But when

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Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, ‘Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy
land:’ but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of
Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh. 18 Then they went along through the
wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the
land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for
Arnon was the border of Moab. 19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the
king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together,
and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. 21 And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all
his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites,
the inhabitants of that country. 22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even
unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan. 23 So now the LORD God of Israel hath
dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it? 24 Wilt not
thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God
shall drive out from before us, them will we possess. 25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak
the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them, 26
While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be
along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that
time? 27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the
LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.’” 28
Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent
him. 29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh,
and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of
Ammon. 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD , and said, “If thou shalt without fail deliver the
children of Ammon into mine hands, 31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of
my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD ’s,
and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. 32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to
fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands. 33 And he smote them from Aroer,
even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great
slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. 34 And Jephthah
came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with
dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 35 And it came to pass,
when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low,
and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD , and I cannot go
back.” 36 And she said unto him, “My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD , do to me
according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance
for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.” 37 And she said unto her father, Let this
thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and
bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.” 38 And he said, “Go.” And he sent her away for two months:
and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 39 And it came to
pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow
which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel, 40 That the daughters of
Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. 1 And the men
of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, “Wherefore
passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we

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will burn thine house upon thee with fire.” 2 And Jephthah said unto them, “I and my people were at
great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
3 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the
children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto
me this day, to fight against me?” 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought
with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, “Ye Gileadites are fugitives
of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.” 5 And the Gileadites took the
passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were
escaped said, “Let me go over;” that the men of Gilead said unto him, “Art thou an Ephraimite?” If he
said, “Nay;” 6 Then said they unto him, “Say now ‘Shibboleth:’” and he said “Sibboleth:” for he could
not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there
fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. 7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years.
Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

*Gilead was a son of Manasseh. See Numbers 27:1.

Abdon (An Ephraimite) Judges Israel

Judges 12:13–15: 13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 14 And he
had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight
years. 15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of
Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.

Micah’s Idolatry
Judges 17–18: 1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said unto
his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou
cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said,
“Blessed be thou of the LORD ,” my son. 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of
silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand
for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.” 4
Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and
gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the
house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and
consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but
every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-
judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8 And the man departed out of
the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim
to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 9 And Micah said unto him, “Whence comest thou?” And he
said unto him, “I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.” 10
And Micah said unto him, “Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee
ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals.” So the Levite went in. 11 And
the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of
Micah. 13 Then said Micah, “Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my

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priest.” 1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought
them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among
the tribes of Israel. 2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of
valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them,
“Go, search the land:” who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged
there. 3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and
they turned in thither, and said unto him, “Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this
place? and what hast thou here?” 4 And he said unto them, “Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and
hath hired me, and I am his priest.” 5 And they said unto him, “Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that
we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.” 6 And the priest said unto them,
“Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.” 7 Then the five men departed, and came to
Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians,
quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing;
and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. 8 And they came unto their
brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, “What say ye?” 9 And they said,
“Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are
ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. 10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a
people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want
of any thing that is in the earth.” 11 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of
Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. 12 And they went up, and
pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day:
behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim. 13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the
house of Micah. 14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said
unto their brethren, “Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven
image, and a molten image?” now therefore consider what ye have to do. 15 And they turned
thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and
saluted him. 16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the
children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. 17 And the five men that went to spy out the land
went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the
molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were
appointed with weapons of war. 18 And these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the carved image,
the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, “What do ye?” 19
And they said unto him, “Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a
father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest
unto a tribe and a family in Israel?” 20 And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the
teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 21 So they turned and departed,
and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. 22 And when they were a good way
from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered
together, and overtook the children of Dan. 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they
turned their faces, and said unto Micah, “What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?” 24
And he said, “Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and
what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, ‘What aileth thee?’” 25 And the children of
Dan said unto him, “Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou
lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.” 26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when
Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. 27 And they
took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a

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people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the
city with fire. 28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business
with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.
29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto
Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. 30 And the children of Dan set up the graven
image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh*, he and his sons were priests to the
tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. 31 And they set them up Micah’s graven image,
which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

Gibeah
Judges 19–21: 1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a
certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-
lehem-judah. 2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her
father’s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months. 3 And her husband arose, and
went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a
couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw
him, he rejoiced to meet him. 4 And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode
with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. 5 And it came to pass on the fourth
day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto
his son in law, “Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.” 6 And they
sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man,
“Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.” 7 And when the man rose up
to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again. 8 And he arose early in the
morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, “Comfort thine heart, I pray thee.” And
they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. 9 And when the man rose up to depart, he,
and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, “Behold, now
the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge
here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go
home.” 10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against
Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with
him. 11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master,
“Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.” 12 And his master
said unto him, “We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of
Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.” 13 And he said unto his servant, “Come, and let us draw near to
one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.” 14 And they passed on and went their
way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. 15
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down
in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging. 16 And, behold,
there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and
he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites. 17 And when he had lifted up his
eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, “Whither goest thou? and
whence comest thou?” 18 And he said unto him, “We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the
side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to the
house of the LORD ; and there is no man that receiveth me to house. 19 Yet there is both straw and

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provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the
young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.” 20 And the old man said, “Peace
be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.” 21 So he brought
him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and
drink. 22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of
Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old
man, saying, “Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.” 23 And the
man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, “Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray
you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly. 24 Behold,
here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and
do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.” 25 But the men
would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they
knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her
go. 26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house
where her lord was, till it was light. 27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of
the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the
door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. 28 And he said unto her, “Up, and let us be
going.” But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him
unto his place. 29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his
concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts
of Israel. 30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, “There was no such deed done nor seen from the
day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take
advice, and speak your minds.” 1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was
gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in
Mizpeh. 2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the
assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. 3 (Now the children
of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel,
“Tell us, how was this wickedness?” 4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain,
answered and said, “I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. 5
And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and
thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead. 6 And I took my
concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for
they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel. 7 Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your
advice and counsel.” 8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, “We will not any of us go to his
tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house. 9 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to
Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it; 10 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the
tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for
the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that
they have wrought in Israel.” 11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as
one man. 12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What
wickedness is this that is done among you? 13 Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial,
which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel.” But the children of
Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel: 14 But the children of
Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the
children of Israel. 15 And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty
and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven

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hundred chosen men. 16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded;
every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of Israel, beside
Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. 18
And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said,
“Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin?” And the LORD said,
“Judah shall go up first.” 19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against
Gibeah. 20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put
themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah. 21 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of
Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men. 22
And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place
where they put themselves in array the first day. 23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before
the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD , saying, “Shall I go up again to battle against the
children of Benjamin my brother?” And the LORD said, “Go up against him.”) 24 And the children of
Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. 25 And Benjamin went forth against
them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again
eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword. 26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people,
went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD , and fasted that day
until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD . 27 And the children of
Israel enquired of the LORD , (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, 28 And
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, “Shall I yet again
go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease?” And the LORD said, “Go
up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.” 29 And Israel set liers in wait round about
Gibeah. 30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and
put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. 31 And the children of Benjamin went out
against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill,
as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah
in the field, about thirty men of Israel. 32 And the children of Benjamin said, “They are smitten down
before us, as at the first.” But the children of Israel said, “Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto
the highways.” 33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at
Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of
Gibeah. 34 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle
was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them. 35 And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel:
and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an
hundred men: all these drew the sword. 36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for
the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they
had set beside Gibeah. 37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait
drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. 38 Now there was an
appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with
smoke rise up out of the city. 39 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to
smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, “Surely they are smitten down
before us, as in the first battle.” 40 But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of
smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil
was come upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the
wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the
midst of them. 43 Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them

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down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. 44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen
thousand men; all these were men of valour. 45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto
the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard
after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them. 46 So that all which fell that day of
Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour. 47
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock
Rimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote
them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand:
also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. 1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh,
saying, “There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.” 2 And the people came to
the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 3 And
said, “O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe
lacking in Israel?” 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an
altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 And the children of Israel said, “Who is there
among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD ?” For they had
made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, “He shall surely be
put to death.” 6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, “There is
one tribe cut off from Israel this day. 7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have
sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?” 8 And they said, “What one
is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD ?” And, behold, there came none
to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. 9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there
were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. 10 And the congregation sent thither twelve
thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, “Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-
gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children. 11 And this is the thing that ye
shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.” 12 And they
found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by
lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13
And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock
Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them. 14 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave
them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them
not. 15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the
tribes of Israel. 16 Then the elders of the congregation said, “How shall we do for wives for them that
remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?” 17 And they said, “There must be an
inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. 18
Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying,
‘Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.’” 19 Then they said, “Behold, there is a feast of the
LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway
that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.” 20 Therefore they commanded
the children of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; 21 And see, and, behold, if the
daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you
every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 22 And it shall be, when
their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, ‘Be favourable
unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give
unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.’” 23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took
them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and
returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. 24 And the children of Israel

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departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence
every man to his inheritance. 25 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which
was right in his own eyes.

Hosea 9:8–10: 8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in
all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the
days of Gibeah: therefore He will remember their iniquity, He will visit their sins. 10 I found Israel like
grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went
to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they
loved.

Hosea 10:9–11: 9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in
Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. 10 It is in My desire that I should
chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their
two furrows. 11 And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I
passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break
his clods.

Abner Makes Ishbosheth King Over Israel

II Samuel 2:8-9: 8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul,
and brought him over to Mahanaim; 9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and
over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

Absalom’s Sheepshearers
II Samuel 13:23: 23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-
hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

Battle Against Absalom in the Wood of Ephraim

II Samuel 18:5–8: 5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my
sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the
captains charge concerning Absalom.” 6 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the
battle was in the wood of Ephraim; 7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of
David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men. 8 For the battle was there
scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword
devoured.

Sheba
II Samuel 20:20–21: 20 And Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should
swallow up or destroy. 21 The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim,* Sheba the son of Bichri
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*Sheba is elsewhere identified as a Benjamite. See I Samuel 20:1.

Mount Ephraim
Mount Ephraim is referenced many times in scripture. Some have already been dealt with. Here are others.

I Samuel 1:1–2: 1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his
name was Elkanah,* the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an
Ephrathite: 2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other
Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

*Elkanah is identified as a Levite in I Chronicles 6:34.

I Samuel 9:1–4: 1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son
of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. 2 And he had a
son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children
of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the
people. 3 And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, “Take now one
of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.” 4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and
passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of
Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them
not.

I Samuel 9:3–4: 3 And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take
now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. 4 And he passed through mount
Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through
the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they
found them not.

I Samuel 14:20–23: 20 And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they
came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great
discomfiture. 21 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up
with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites
that were with Saul and Jonathan. 22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount
Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the
battle. 23 So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven.

I Kings 5:20–27: 20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Behold, my master hath
spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD
liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.” 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And
when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is
all well?” 22 And he said, “All is well.” My master hath sent me, saying, “Behold, even now there be
come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a
talent of silver, and two changes of garments.’” 23 And Naaman said, “Be content, take two talents.”

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And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid
them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. 24 And when he came to the tower, he
took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, “Whence comest thou,
Gehazi?” And he said, “Thy servant went no whither.” 26 And he said unto him, “Went not mine heart
with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and
to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and
maidservants? 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever.”
And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

I Kings 12:25: 25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out
from thence, and built Penuel.

II Chronicles 19:1–4: 1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest
thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD ? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the
LORD . 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out
of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he
went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the
LORD God of their fathers.

The Gate of Ephraim

Nehemiah 8:16: 16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every
one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the
street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

Nehemiah 12:39: 39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish
gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still
in the prison gate.

Ephraimite and Manassite Among Solomon’s Twelve Officers

I Kings 4:1–18: 1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he
had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes;
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and
Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and
Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend: 6 And Ahishar was over the
household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. 7 And Solomon had twelve officers
over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year
made provision. 8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: 9 The son of Dekar,
in Makaz, and in Shaal-bim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: 10 The son of Hesed, in
Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: 11 The son of Abinadab, in all the
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pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-
shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: 13 The son of Geber, in
Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him
also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen
bars: 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath
the daughter of Solomon to wife: 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: 17
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: 19 Geber the son
of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of
Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.

Jehoash Breaks Down Part of the Wall of Jerusalem

II Kings 14:13–14: 13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the
son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from
the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and silver,
and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD , and in the treasures of the king’s house,
and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

II Chronicles 25:23–24: 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash,
the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of
Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And he took all the gold
and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the
treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

Zichri
II Chronicles 28:6–15: 6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty
thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their
fathers. 7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the
governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. 8 And the children of Israel carried away
captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much
spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. 9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name
was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, “Behold, because
the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, He hath delivered them into your hand, and ye
have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. 10 And now ye purpose to keep under the
children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you,
even with you, sins against the LORD your God? 11 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives
again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you.” 12
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of
Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them
that came from the war, 13 And said unto them, “Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas
we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for
our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.” 14 So the armed men left the captives and
the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. 15 And the men which were expressed by name
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them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble
of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they
returned to Samaria.

Ahijah’s Speech on Mount Ephraim

II Chronicles 13:1–12: 1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over
Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of
Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 And Abijah set the battle in array
with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the
battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. 4
And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, thou
Jeroboam, and all Israel; 5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over
Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of
Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his LORD . 7 And
there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not
withstand them. 8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of
David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you
for gods. 9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD , the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have
made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to
consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no
gods. 10 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken Him; and the priests, which
minister unto the LORD , are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business: 11 And they
burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the
shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps
thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken Him.
12 And, behold, God Himself is with us for our captain, and His priests with sounding trumpets to cry
alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall
not prosper.”

The Lord is Not With Ephraim

II Chronicles 25:5–7: 5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over
thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah
and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred
thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an
hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 7 But there came
a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with
Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God
shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.” 9 And Amaziah
said to the man of God, “But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army
of Israel?” And the man of God answered, “The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.” 10
Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home
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David Appoints Rulers Over Israel
I Chronicles 27:1–21: 1 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and
captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses,
which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course
were twenty and four thousand. 2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of
Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 3 Of the children of Perez was the chief of
all the captains of the host for the first month. 4 And over the course of the second month was Dodai an
Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four
thousand. 5 The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief
priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 6 This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among
the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son. 7 The fourth captain for the
fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were
twenty and four thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his
course were twenty and four thousand. 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of
Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 10 The seventh captain for the
seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and
four thousand. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the
Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month
was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course
were twenty and four thousand. 14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the
Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 15 The
twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were
twenty and four thousand. 16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was
Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: 17 Of the Levites,
Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: 18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of
David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: 19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali,
Jerimoth the son of Azriel: 20 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe
of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: 21 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of
Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: 22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were
the princes of the tribes of Israel.

Solomon Places Jeroboam Over All the Charge of the House of

Joseph
I Kings 11:11–13; 26–40: 11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, “Forasmuch as this is done of
thee, and thou hast not kept My covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely
rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. 12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not
do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. 13 Howbeit I will not rend
away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe* to thy son for David My servant’s sake, and for
Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.” 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda,

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Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand
against the king. 27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built
Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. 28 And the man Jeroboam was a
mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler
over all the charge of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out
of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with
a new garment; and they two were alone in the field: 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was
on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: 31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith
the LORD , the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will
give ten tribes to thee: 32 (But he shall have one tribe for My servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s
sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:) 33 Because that they have forsaken
me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites,
and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways, to do that which is
right in Mine eyes, and to keep My statutes and My judgments, as did David his father.

Groves, Altars, Images and High Places Broken Down During

Hezekiah’s Reign
II Chronicles 30:1–31:1: 1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim
and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto
the LORD God of Israel. 2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in
Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. 3 For they could not keep it at that time, because
the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves
together to Jerusalem. 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established
a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should
come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long
time in such sort as it was written. 6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes
throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, “Ye children
of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant
of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7 And be not ye like your fathers, and
like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, Who therefore gave them up
to desolation, as ye see. 8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto
the LORD , and enter into His sanctuary, which He hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your
God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you. 9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD ,
your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they
shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away
His face from you, if ye return unto Him.” 10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country
of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11
Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to
Jerusalem. 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of
the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD . 13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much
people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 14 And
they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they
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the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and
brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD . 16 And they stood in their place after their
manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they
received of the hand of the Levites. 17 For there were many in the congregation that were not
sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was
not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD . 18 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and
Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise
than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “The good LORD pardon every one 19 That
prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to
the purification of the sanctuary.” 20 And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 21
And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days
with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud
instruments unto the LORD . 22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the
good knowledge of the LORD : and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace
offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. 23 And the whole assembly took
counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness. 24 For Hezekiah king
of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes
gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests
sanctified themselves. 25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all
the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that
dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son
of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. 27 Then the priests the Levites arose and
blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place,
even unto heaven. 1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of
Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and
the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly
destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own
cities.

Money From Ephraim and Manasseh Helps Repair Temple in Josiah’s

Reign
II Chronicles 34:1–11: 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in
Jerusalem one and thirty years. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD , and walked
in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 3 For in the
eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father:
and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves,
and the carved images, and the molten images. 4 And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his
presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved
images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the
graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars,
and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and
Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. 7 And when he had broken down the
altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols
throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. 8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign,

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when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the
governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the
house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and
Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to
Jerusalem. 10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the
LORD , and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD , to repair and amend the
house: 11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings,
and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

Joseph in the Psalms

Psalm 60:7: 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah
is my lawgiver;

Psalm 77:11–20: 11 I will remember the works of THE LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of
old. 12 I will meditate also of all Thy work, And talk of Thy doings.” 13 Thy way, O God, is in the
sanctuary: Who is so great a GOD as our God? 14 Thou art the God That doest wonders: Thou hast
declared Thy strength among the people. 15 Thou hast with Thine arm redeemed Thy people, the sons
of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. 16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw Thee; they were afraid:
The depths also were troubled. 17 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: Thine
arrows also went abroad. 18 The voice of Thy thunder was in the heaven: The lightnings lightened the
world: The earth trembled and shook. 19 Thy way is in the sea, And Thy path in the great waters, And
Thy footsteps are not known. 20 Thou leddest Thy People like a flock By the hand of Moses and
Aaron.

Psalm 78:9–12; 65–72: 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, Turned back in
the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in His law; 11 And forgat
His works, and His wonders that He had shewed them. 12 Marvellous things did He in the sight of
their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep,
And like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 66 And He smote His enemies in the hinder
parts: He put them to a perpetual reproach. 67 Moreover He refused the tabernacle of Joseph, And
chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which He loved. 69
And He built His sanctuary like high palaces, Like the earth which He hath established for ever. 70 He
chose David also His servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 71 From following the ewes great
with young he brought him to feed Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance. 72 So he fed them
according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Psalm 80:1–7: 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou That leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou That
dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up
Thy strength, and come and save us. 3 Turn us again, O God, and cause Thy face to shine; and we shall
be saved. 4 O LORD God of hosts, How long wilt Thou be angry against the prayer of Thy people? 5
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 6 Thou
makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves. 7 Turn us again, O
God of hosts, and cause Thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

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Psalm 81:1–7: 1 A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the
God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow
up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a
statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 This He ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when
He went out through the land of Egypt: Where I heard a language that I understood not. 6 I removed his
shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. 7 Thou calledst in trouble, And I
delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah.
Selah.

Psalm 105:8–24: 8 He hath remembered His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a
thousand generations. 9 (Which covenant he made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac; 10 And
confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, And to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 11 Saying, “Unto
thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:” 12 When they were but a few men in
number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went from one nation to another, from one
kingdom to another people; 14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, He reproved kings for their
sakes; 15 Saying, “Touch not Mine anointed, And do My prophets no harm.” 16 Moreover He called
for a famine upon the land: He brake the whole staff of bread. 17 He sent a man before them, even
Joseph, who was sold for a servant: 18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in iron: 19 Until
the time that his word came: The word of the LORD tried him. 20 The king sent and loosed him; even
the ruler of the people, and let him go free. 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his
substance: 22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; And teach his senators wisdom. 23 Israel also came
into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 24 And He increased His people greatly; and
made them stronger than their enemies.

Psalm 108:8: 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is
my lawgiver;

Joseph Mentioned in the Prophets

Isaiah 9:8–21: 8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 9 And all the people
shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10
“The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we
will change them into cedars.” 11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him,
and join his enemies together; 12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour
Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still. 13
For the people turneth not unto Him That smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. 14
Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. 15 The ancient
and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. 16 For the leaders of
this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. 17 Therefore the LORD shall
have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one
is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this His anger is not turned
away, but His hand is stretched out still. 18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the
briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting
up of smoke. 19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be
as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother. 20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be

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hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the
flesh of his own arm: 21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be
against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

Ezekiel 37:15–28: 15 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 16 “Moreover, thou son of
man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions:
then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of
Israel his companions: 17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in
thine hand. 18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, ‘Wilt thou not shew
us what thou meanest by these?’ 19 Say unto them, ‘Thus saith the Lord GOD ; ‘Behold, I will take the
stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them
with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in Mine hand.’ ’
20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. 21 And say unto them,
‘Thus saith the Lord GOD ; ‘Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither
they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: 22 And I will
make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all:
and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:
23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor
with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have
sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be My people, and I will be their God. 24 And David my
servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in My
judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given
unto Jacob My servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and
their children, and their children’s children for ever: and My servant David shall be their prince for
ever. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with
them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My sanctuary in the midst of them for
evermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my
people. 28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be
in the midst of them for evermore.

Amos 5:1–15: 1 Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. 2
The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to
raise her up. 3 For thus saith the Lord GOD ; ‘The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an
hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.’ 4 For thus
saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, ‘Seek ye Me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Beth-el, nor
enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall
come to nought. 6 Seek the LORD , and ye shall live; lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Beth-el. 7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and
leave off righteousness in the earth, 8 Seek Him That maketh the seven stars and Orion,* and turneth
the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of
the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is His name: 9 That strengtheneth
the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. 10 They hate him that
rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 11 Forasmuch therefore as your
treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone,
but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
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bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep
silence in that time; for it is an evil time. 14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD ,
the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. 15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and
establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant
of Joseph.’

*The seven stars are the Pleaides, located in Taurus, Joseph’s zodiac sign. Orion is a constellation in Taurus.
Amos 6:1–7: 1 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are
named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and
from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than
these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and
cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon
their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; 5 That
chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; 6 That
drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the
affliction of Joseph. 7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the
banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

Obadiah 17–21: 17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the
house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house
of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them;
and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it. 19 And they of
the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess
the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. 20 And the
captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath;
and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. 21 And
saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the
LORD ’s.”

Zechariah 10:1–12: 1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make
bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. 2 For the idols have
spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain:
therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd. 3 Mine
anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited
His flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as His goodly horse in the battle. 4 Out of him came
forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together. 5
And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the
battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be
confounded. 6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will
bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast
them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them. 7 And they of Ephraim shall be like a
mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad;
their heart shall rejoice in the LORD . 8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them:
and they shall increase as they have increased. 9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall
remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again. 10 I will bring
them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the

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land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them. 11 And he shall pass through the
sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and
the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. 12 And I will
strengthen them in the LORD ; and they shall walk up and down in His name, saith the LORD .

Jeremiah 31:10–17: 10 Hear the word of the LORD , O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off,
and say, “He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 11 For
the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. 12
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the
LORD , for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul
shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice
in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort
them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. 14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with
fatness, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the LORD .” 15 Thus saith the LORD ;
“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel* weeping for her children
refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. 16 Thus saith the LORD ; ‘Refrain thy
voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD ; and
they shall come again from the land of the enemy. 17 And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD ,
that thy children shall come again to their own border.

*Note per E.W . Bullinger: Rahel = Rachel. The mother of Joseph and Benjamin (i.e. Ephraim); thus uniting the two
kingdoms and the two peoples. This prophecy is mentioned in Matthew 2:16–18: 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was
mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all
the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. 17
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18 “In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation,
and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”

Hosea 5:8–15: 8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven,
after thee, O Benjamin. 9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel
have I made known that which shall surely be. 10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the
bound: therefore I will pour out My wrath upon them like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken
in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. 12 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim
as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw
his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor
cure you of your wound. 14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of
Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. 15 I will go and
return to My place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek My face: in their affliction they will
seek Me early.

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 Ephraim in the Prophets
Ephraim is mentioned too many times in the prophets to include all of the passages. Below are the references. The book of
Hosea is almost entirely dedicated to the stick of Ephraim— it should be studied in its entirety for an understanding of
Joseph. References to Ephraim in Hosea are omitted from the list below.

Isaiah 7:2
Isaiah 7:5
Isaiah 7:8
Isaiah 7:9
Isaiah 7:17
Isaiah 9:9
Isaiah 9:21
Isaiah 11:13
Isaiah 17:3
Isaiah 28:1
Isaiah 28:3
Jeremiah 4:15
Jeremiah 7:15
Jeremiah 31:6
Jeremiah 31:9
Jeremiah 31:18
Jeremiah 31:20
Jeremiah 50:19
Zechariah 9:10
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Jesus Goes Into a City Called Ephraim
John 11:54: 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country
near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim,* and there continued with His disciples.

*Bullinger says this was probably Ophrah, sixteen miles northeast of Jerusalem.

Stephen Mentions Joseph Before His Martyrdom

Acts 7:8–18: 8 And He gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and
circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. 9 And
the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, 10 And delivered him
out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he
made him governor over Egypt and all his house. 11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of
Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. 12 But when Jacob heard
that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. 13 And at the second time Joseph was made
known to his brethren; and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. 14 Then sent Joseph, and
called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. 15 So Jacob went down
into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, 16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the
sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. 17 But
when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and
multiplied in Egypt, 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. 19 The same dealt subtilly
with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end
they might not live.

Paul Mentions Joseph’s Faith

Hebrews 11:20–22: 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 21 By faith
Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of
his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and
gave commandment concerning his bones.

Levite Judges and Officers

I Chronicles 26:32: 32 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief
fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of
Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

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Joseph Listed As One of Jacob’s Twelve Sons
Genesis 35:22-26: 22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay
with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The
sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan,
and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of
Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

Josephites in Egypt
Genesis 46:1–8; 19–22: 1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba,
and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of
the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here am I.” 3 And He said, “I am GOD, the God of
thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 4 I will go down
with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon
thine eyes.” 5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and
their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 And they took
their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob,
and all his seed with him: 7 His sons, and his sons’ sons with him, his daughters, and his sons’
daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. 8 And these are the names of the children
of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn. 19 The sons of Rachel
Jacob’s wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. 20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and
Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him. 21 And the sons of
Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and
Huppim, and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were
fourteen.

Exodus 1:1–1:8: 1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every
man and his household came with Jacob. 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and
Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the souls that came out of the loins ofJacob
were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. 6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all
that generation. 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied,
and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose up a new king over
Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

Joseph Listed as One of Jacob’s Twelve Sons in Chronicles

I Chronicles 2:1–2: 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and
Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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Joseph Given Reuben’s Birthright

I Chronicles 5:1–2: 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but,
forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of
Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his
brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

Genealogy of Manasseh in Chronicles

I Chronicles 7:14–19: 14 The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the
Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: 15 And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and
Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and
Zelophehad had daughters. 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name
Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 And the sons
of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18 And his
sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 19 And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian,
and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

Genealogy of Ephraim in Chronicles

I Chronicles 7:20–29: 20 And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son,
and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, 21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and
Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away
their cattle. 22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. 23
And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah,
because it went evil with his house. 24 (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether,
and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.) 25 And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and
Tahan his son, 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Non his son, Jehoshua his
son. 28 And their possessions and habitations were, Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward
Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza
and the towns thereof: 29 And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns,
Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of
Joseph the son of Israel.

I Chronicles 9:1–9: 1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the
book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. 2 Now
the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites,
and the Nethinims. 3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin,
and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh; 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son
of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. 5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the
firstborn, and his sons. 6 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. 7
And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, 8
And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son
of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 9 And their brethren, according to their

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fathers.

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 Names and Places Associated With
Joseph
Josephites Hoshea (1954) deliverer
Iddo (5714) timely
Ishod (379) man of renown
Abdon (5658) servitude Jaasiel (3300) made of God
Abi-ezer/Abiezrite (44/33) father of help (i.e. Jeezer/Jeezerites (372/373) helpless
helpful) Jehizkiah (3169) strengthened of Yah
Abimelech (40) father of (the) king Jephthah (3316) he will open
Abinadab (41) father of generosity (i.e. liberal) Jerubbaal (3378) Baal will contend
Ahian (291) brotherly Joash (3101) Yahveh-fired
Amasa (6021) burden Joel (3100) Yahveh (is his) God
Ammihud (5989/5991) people of splendor/people of Johanan (3110) Yahveh-favored
nobility Joseph (3130) let him add (or perh. simply act. part.
Aniam (593) groaning of (the) people adding)
Aphiah (647) breeze Joshua/Oshea (3091/1954) Yahveh-saved/deliverer
Asriel/Ashriel/Asrielites (844/845) right of God Kemuel (7055) raised of God
Azariah (5838) Yah has helped Laadan (3936) from an unused root of uncert. mean.
Azaziah (5812) Yah has strengthened Likhi (3949) learned
Becher/Bachrites (1071/1076) a young camel Maachah (4601) depression (in the sense of being
Bedan (917) servile pressed)
Benaiah (1141) Yah has built Machir/Machirites (4353) salesman
Berechiah (1296) knee (i.e. blessing) of Yah Mahalah/Mahlah (4244) sickness
Bered (1260) hail Manasseh (4519) causing to forget
Beriah (1283) in trouble Meshillemoth (4919) reconciliations
Ebed (5651) a servant Micah (4318) who (is) like Yah?
Eladah (497) God has decked Milcah (4435) queen
Elead (496) God has testified Noah (5146) rest
Elishama (476) God of hearing Nun (5126) perpetuity
Ephod (641) prob. of for. der.: a girdle; spec. the ephod Pedahzur (6301) a rock (i.e. God) has ransomed
or high-priest’s shoulder-piece; also gen. an Pedaiah (6305) Yah has ransomed
image Pelonite (6397) patron. from an unused name (from
Ephraim (669) double fruit 6395) mean. separate
Ephrathite (376) (673) fruitfulness Peresh (6570) excrement (as eliminated)
Eran/Eranites (6197/6198) watchful Phurah (6513) foliage
Ezer (5829) aid Pirathonite (6553) chieftaincy
Gaal (1603) loathing Rakem (7552) versi-color
Gaddi (1426) fortunate Rephah (7506) support
Gamaliel (1583) reward of God Resheph (7566) a live coal; by analogy lightning; fig. an
Geber (1127) son of (the) hero arrow (as flashing through the air); spec. fever
Gideon (1439) feller (i.e. warrior) Shallum (7967) a requital, i.e. (secure) retribution,
Gilead/Gileadites (1568) heap of testimony (venal) a fee
Hadlai (2311) idle Shechem/Shechemites (7927) ridge
Hammoleketh (4447) queen Shemida/Shemidaites (8061/8062) name of knowing
Hamor (2544) ass Sherah (7609) female kindred by blood
Hanniel (2592) favor of God Shiphtan (8204) judge-like
Helek/Helekites (2507/2516) portion Shuthelah/Shuthalhites (7803/8364) crash of breakage
Helez (2503) strength Susi (5485) horse-like
Hepher/Hepherites (2660/2662) a pit or shame Tahan/Tahanites (8465/8470) station
Hillel (1985) praising (namely God) Tahath (8480) the bottom (as depressed); only adv.
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Telah (8520) breach Arbathite (6164) house of the Desert
Tirzah (8656) delightsomeness Arbite (701) of for. der.
Ulam (198) solitary Ard (714) fugitive
Uri (221) fiery Aroerite (6200) nudity of situation
Zabad (2066) giver Arumah (725) height
Zebul (2083) dwelling Asa (609) of uncert. der.
Zechariah (2148) Yah has remembered Asahel (6214) God has made
Zelophehad (6765) from the same as 6764 and 269; 6764 Asaiah (6222) Yah has made
from an unused root of unknown mean.; 269, a Asenath (621) of Eg. der.
sister (used very widely [like 250], lit. and fig.) Ashbel (788) flowing
Zichri (2147) memorable Asher (836) happy
Ashterathite (6254) increase
Non-Josephites Ashtoreth (6253) increase
Ashurites (805) from a patrial word of the same form as
804; 804 appar. from 833 (in the sense of
Aaron/Aaronites (175) of uncert. deriv. successful); 833 a prim. root; to be straight
Abda (5653) work (used in the widest sense, espec. to be level,
Abi-albon (45) father of strength (i.e. valiant) right, happy); fig. to go forward, be honest,
Abiathar (54) father of abundance (i.e. liberal) prosper
Abidan (27) father of judgment (i.e. judge) Assyrian (804) appar. from 833 (in the sense of
Abiel (22) father (i.e. possessor) of God successful); 833 a prim. root; to be straight
Abi-ezer (44) father of help (i.e. helpful) (used in the widest sense, espec. to be level,
Abijah (29) father (i.e. worshipper) of Yah right, happy); fig. to go forward, be honest,
Abishai (52) father of a gift (i.e. prob. generous) prosper
Abner (74) father of light (i.e. enlightening) Ataroth (5852) crowns
Absalom (53) father of peace (i.e. friendly) Attai (6262) timely
Achan (5912) troublesome Azaliah (683) Yah has reserved
Adoniram (141) lord of height Azareel (5832) God has helped
Ahasbai (308) of uncert. der. Azariah (5838) Yah has helped
Ahaziah (274) Yah has seized Azmaveth (5820) strong one of death
Ahiah (281) brother (i.e. worshipper) of Yah Azriel (5837) help of God
Ahiam (279) brother of the mother (i.e. uncle) Azrikam (5840) help of an enemy
Ahiezer (295) brother of help Baalim (1168) a master; hence a husband, or fig.
Ahijah (281) brother (i.e. worshipper) of Yah owner (often used with another noun in
Ahilud (286) brother of one born modifications of this latter sense)
Ahimaaz (290) brother of anger Baanah (1196) in affliction
Ahira (299) brother of wrong Balaam (1109) not (of the) people; i.e. foreigner
Ahishar (301) brother of (the) dawn Bani (1137) built
Ahithophel (302) brother of folly Barhumite (1273) young men
Ahlai (304) wishful Basmath (1315) fragrance
Ahohite (266) fraternity Bealiah (1183) Yah (is) master
Amalek (6003) prob. of for. or. Becher (1071) a young camel
Amasai (6022) burdensome Bechorath (1064) primogeniture
Amaziah (558) strength of Yah Beerothite (886) wells
Ammihud (5989/5991) people of splendor/people of Bela (1106) a gulp; fig. destruction
nobility Belial (1100) without profit; worthlessness; by extens.
Amminadab (5992) people of liberality destruction, wickedness (often in connection
Ammishaddai (5996) people of (the) Almighty with 376, 802, 1121,etc.)
Ammizabad (5990) people of endowment Benaiah (1141) Yah has built
Ammonite (5983) tribal, i.e. inbred Benjamin (1144) son of (the) right hand
Amorites (567) a mountaineer Beor (1160) a lamp
Anak (6061) a necklace (as if strangling) Berachah (1294) benediction; by impl. prosperity
Anethotite/Antothite (6069) answer Bichri (1075) youthful
Aramitess (761) the highland Caleb (3612) a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male

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Carmelite (3761) a Karmelite or inhab. of Karmel (the Gibeonite (1393) hilly
town); a planted field (garden, orchard, Gideoni (1441) warlike
vineyard, or park); by impl. garden produce Gilonite (1526) the external abdomen, belly (as the
Chemosh (3645) the powerful source of the fœtus [comp. 1521])
Dan (1835) judge Goshen (1657) prob. of Eg. or.
David (1732) loving Gozan (1470) a quarry (as a place of cutting stones)
Deborah (1683) from 1696 (in the sense of orderly Habor (2249) united
motion); the bee (from its systematic instincts) Hagarites (1905) of uncert. (perh. for.) der.
Dekar (1128) (1857) son of piercing (or of a lance)/a Haggeri (1905) of uncert. (perh. for.) der.
stab Halah (2477) prob. of for. or.
Deuel (1845) known of God Hanan (2605) favor
Dodai (1737) amatory Hananeel (2606) God has favored
Dodo (1734) loving Hanani (2607) gracious
Ebed (5651) a servant Hannah (2584) favored
Edom (123) red Hararite (2043) a mountaineer
Ehi (278) brotherly Harodite (2733) patrial from a deriv. of 2729 [comp.
Elah (425) an oak or other strong tree 5878]; 2729, a prim. root; to shudder with
Eleazar (499) God (is) helper terror; hence to fear; also to hasten (with
Elhanan (445) God (is) gracious anxiety)
Eliab (446) God of (his) father Haruphite (2741) autumnal
Eliahba (455) God will hide Hasenuah (5574) pointed
Eliam (463) God of (the) people Hashabiah (2811) Yah has regarded
Eliasaph (460) God (is) gatherer Hazael (2371) God has seen
Eliel (447) God of (his) God Hebrews (5680) prop. a region across; but used only adv.
Eliezer (461) God of help (with or without a prep.) on the opposite side
Elihu (453) God of him (espec. of the Jordan; usually mean. the east)
Elika (470) God of rejection Hebron (2275) seat of association
Elihoreph (456) God of autumn Helon (2497) strong
Eliphelet (467) God of deliverance Hepher (2660) a pit or shame
Elisha (477) God of supplication (or of riches) Hezekiah (2396) strengthened of Yah
Elishama (476) God of hearing Hezrai (2695) inclosure
Elkanah (511) God has obtained Hiddai (1914) of uncert. der.
Elizur (468) God of (the) rock Hittite (2850) terror
Eluzai (498) God (is) defensive Hodaviah (1938) majesty of Yah
Elzabad (443) God has bestowed Hothan (2369) seal
Enan (5881) having eyes Huppim (2650) canopies
Epher (6081) gazelle Hur (2354) the crevice of a serpent; the cell of a prison;
Ephraim (669) double fruit white linen
Ephron (6085) fawn-like Hurai (2360) linen-worker
Esau (6215) rough (i.e. sensibly felt) Hushai (2365) hasty
Ethiopians (3569) prob. of for. or. Hushathite (2843) haste
Evi (189) desirous Ibneiah (2997) built of Yah
Ezer (5829) aid Ibnijah (2998) building of Yah
Ezbai (229) hyssop-like Igal (3008) avenger
Gad/Gadite (1410) to crowd upon, i.e. attack Ikkesh (6142) perverse
Gareb (1619) scabby Imri (566) wordy
Geber (1127) son of (the) hero Ira (5896) wakefulness
Gederathite (1452) inclosure (espec. for flocks) Ish-bosheth (378) man of shame
Gehazi (1522) valley of a visionary Ishi (3469) saving
Gera (1617) a grain Ishmaiah/Ismaiah (3460) Yah will hear
Gershon (1648) a refugee Ishmeelites (3459) God will hear
Geshurites (1651) bridge Issachar (3485) he will bring a reward
Gezer (1507) something cut off; a portion Ithrite (3505) prop. an overhanging, i.e. (by impl.) an
Gibea (1388) a hill excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope

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Ittai (863) near Machpelah (4375) a fold
Izrahite (3155) cherished Maharai (4121) hasty
Jaasiel (3300) made of God Maonites (4584) a residence
Jabbok (2999) pouring forth Mareshah (4762) summit
Jacob (3290) heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter) Meah (3968) a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a
Jahaziel (3166) beheld of God fraction
Jahdiel (3164) unity of God Mebunnai (4012) built up
Janohah (3239) quiet Mecherathite (4382) a sword
Jarmuth (3412) elevation Meonenim (6049) a prim. root; to cover; used only as
Jashen (3464) sleepy denom. from 6051, to cloud over; fig. to act
Jashobeam (3434) people will return covertly, i.e. practise magic
Jazer (3270) helpful Merari (4847) bitter
Jedaiel (3043) knowing God Meshullam (4918) allied
Jehiel (3273) carried away of God Mibhar (4006) select, i.e. best
Jehoash (3060) Yahveh-fired Michael (4317) who (is) like God?
Jehoiada (3077) Yahveh-known Michaiah (4321) who (is) like Yah?
Jehoshaphat (3092) Yahveh-judged Michmethah (4366) concealment
Jehu (3058) Yahveh (is) He Michri (4381) salesman
Jephunneh (3312) he will be prepared Midian/Midianites (4080/4084/4092) a contest or quarrel
Jeremiah (3414) Yah will rise Mikloth (4732) rods
Jerimoth (3406) elevations Milcom (4445) a king; the national idol of the
Jeroboam (3379) (the) people will contend Ammonites
Jeroham (3395) compassionate Mishmannah (4925) fatness
Jesiah (3449) Yah will lend Mithnite (4981) prob. patrial from an unused noun mean.
Jether (3500) prop. an overhanging, i.e. (by impl.) an slenderness
excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope Mizpeh (4709) an observatory, espec. for military
(as hanging free) purposes
Jetur (3195) encircled (i.e. inclosed) Moab (4125) from (her [the mother’s]) father
Jeuel (3262) carried away of God Moses (4872) drawing out (of the water), i.e.
Jeziel (3149) sprinkled of God rescued
Joab (3097) Yahveh-fathered Muppim (4649) wavings
Joah (3098) Yahveh-brothered Naaman (5283) pleasantness
Joahaz (3099) Yahveh-seized Naarath (5292) a girl (from infancy to adolescence)
Joash (3101) Yahveh-fired Naharai (5171) snorer
Joezer (3134) Yahveh (is his) help Nahshon (5177) enchanter
Joha (3109) Yahveh-revived Naphtali (5321) my wrestling
Johanan (3110) Yahveh-favored Nathan (5416) given
Jonathan (3129) Yahveh-given Nebat (5028) regard
Josabad (3107) Yahveh-endowed Nephish (5305) refreshed
Joshaphat (3146) Yahveh-judged Ner (5369) lamp
Jotham (3147) Yahveh (is) perfect Nethaneel (5417) given of God
Judah (3063) celebrated Nethinims (5411/5412) one given, i.e. (in the plur. only)
Kemuel (7055) raised of God the Nethinim, or Temple-servants (as given up
Kenezite (7074) hunter to that duty)
Kidron (6939) dusky place Netophathite (5200) distillation
Kish (7027) a bow Nodab (5114) noble
Kishon (7191) hard ground Obadiah (5662) serving Yah
Kohathites (6955) allied Obed-edom (5654) worker of Edom
Korah (7141) ice Ocran (5918) muddler
Korhites (7145) ice Oded (5752) reiteration
Laban (3837) white Og (5747) round
Maachah/Maachathite (4601/4602) depression (in the Omri (6018) heaping
sense of being pressed) On (203) ability, power, fig. wealth
Maaseiah (4641) work of Yah Oreb (6159) a raven (from its dusky hue)

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Orion (3685) any notable constellation; spec. Orion (as if Shiza (7877) of unknown der.
a burly one) Sibbecai (5444) copse-like
Othniel (6274) force of God Sihon (5511) tempestuous
Paari (6474) yawning Simeon (8095) hearing
Pagiel (6295) accident of God Solomon (8010) peaceful
Paruah (6515) blossomed Syrians (758) the highland
Pedahzur (6301) a rock (i.e. God) has ransomed Taphath (2955) a dropping (of ointment)
Pekah (6492) watch Tekoite (8621) a trumpet
Pelet (6404) escape Tilgath-pilneser (8407) [of for. der.]
Peninnah (6444) prob. a pearl (as round) Tohu (8459) abasement
Penuel (6439) face of God Ur (218) flame, hence (in the plur.) the East (as being the
Pharaoh (6547) a gen. title of Eg. kings region of light)
Pharez/Perez (6557) a break (lit. or fig.) Uri (221) fiery
Philistines (6430) rolling, i.e. migratory Uriah (223) flame of Yah
Phinehas (6372) mouth of a serpent Uriel (222) flame of God
Potiphar (6318) of Eg. der. Uthai (5793) succoring
Poti-pherah (6319) of Eg. der. Uzzi (5813) forceful
Pul (6322) of for. or. Uzzia (5818) strength of Yah
Rachel (7354) from an unused root mean. to Zabdiel (2068) gift of God
journey; a ewe [the females being the Zabud (2071) given
predominant element of a flock] (as a good Zadok (6659) just
traveller) Zalmon (6756) shady
Rameses (7486) of Eg. or. Zalmunna (6759) shade has been denied
Reba (7254) a fourth (part or side) Zaphnath-paaneah (6847) of Eg. der.
Rehoboam (7346) a people has enlarged Zarhites (2227) a rising of light
Rekem (7552) versi-color Zebah (2078) sacrifice
Remaliah (7425) Yah has bedecked Zebadiah (2069) Yah has given
Reuben/Reubenite (7205) see ye a son Zebulun (2074) habitation
Reuel (7467) friend of God Zeeb (2062) a wolf
Rezin (7526) delight (espec. as shown) Zelek (6768) fissure
Ribai (7380) contentious Zerah (2226) a rising of light
Rosh (7220) from an unused root appar. mean. to Zeruah (6871) leprous
shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether Zeruiah (6870) wounded
lit. or fig. (in many applications of place, time, Zichri (2147) memorable
rank, etc.) Zidonians (6722) fishery
Sallu (5543) weighed Zilthai (6769) shady
Saul (7586) asked Zobah (6678) a station
Shaalbonite (8170) fox-holes Zuar (6686) small
Shalim (8171) foxes Zuph (6689) honey-comb
Shama (8091) obedient Zurishaddai (6701) rock of (the) Almighty
Shamhuth (8049) desolation
Shammah (8048) ruin; by impl. consternation
Shaphan (8227) a species of rock-rabbit (from its
Places
hiding), i.e. prob. the hyrax
Sharar (8325) hostile Abdon (5658) servitude
Sheba (7652) seven Abel-meholah (65) meadow of dancing
Shedeur (7707) spreader of light Abel-mizraim (67) meadow of Egypt
Shelumiel (8017) peace of God Accho (5910) appar. from an unused root mean. to
Shemaah (8094) annunciation hem in; Akko (from its situation on a bay)
Shemariah (8114) Yah has guarded Ahinadab (292) brother of liberality
Shephatiah/Shephathiah (8203) Yah has judged Ahlab (303) fatness (i.e. fertile)
Shilonite/Shilonites (7888) tranquil Aijalon (357) deer-field
Shimei (8096) famous Akrabbim (6137) a scorpion; fig. a scourge or knotted
Shimri (8113) watchful whip [Akrab is the Hebrew name of Dan’s
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Almon (5960) hidden Calneh (3641) of for. der.
Aloth (1175) mistresses Canaan (3667) humiliated
Ammon (5983) tribal; i.e. inbred Chinnereth (3672) harp-shaped
Anathoth (6068) answers Dabareh (1705) a word; by impl. a matter (as spoken of)
Aner (6063) (concr.) a boy (as active), from the age of or thing
infancy to adolescence; by impl. a servant; also Dan (1835) judge
(by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in Debir (1688) the shrine or innermost part of the
age) sanctuary
Archi (757) no definition given Dibon (1769) pining
Argob (709) stony Dimnah (1829) a dung-heap
Arnon (769) a brawling stream Dor (1756) dwelling
Aroer (6177) nudity of situation Dothan (1886) of uncert. der.
Aruboth (700) a lattice; (by impl.) a window, dove-cot Ebal (5858) bare
(because of the pigeon-holes, chimney (with its Edrei (154) mighty
apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for Egypt (4714) dual of 4693, the same as 4692 in the sense
water) of a limit; 4692, from 6696; something hemming
Ashdoth-pisgah (798) ravines of the Pisgah; Pisgah in, i.e. (obj.) a mound (of besiegers), (abstr.) a
(6449) means a cleft siege (fig.) distress; or (subj.) a fastness
Asher (836) happy Elealeh (500) God (is) going up
Ashtaroth (6252) increase Elon-beth-hanan (358) oak-grove of (the) house of favor
Assyria (804) be successful; straight Eltekeh (514) of uncert. der.
Ataroth (5852) crown En-dor (5874) fountain of dwelling
Atroth (5855) crowns of Shophan En-gannim (5873) fountain of gardens
Baal-berith (1170) Baal of (the) covenant Ephrath (672) fruitfulness; another name for Beth-lehem
Baal-hazor (1178) possessor of a village Eshtaol (847) intreaty
Baal-hermon (1179) possessor of Hermon Eshtemoa (851) from 8085 (in the sense of obedience);
Baal-meon (1186) Baal of (the) habitation 8085, a prim. root; to hear intelligently (often
Baal-peor (1187) lord of the gap with impl. of attention, obedience, etc.; caus. to
Baal-tamar (1193) possessor of (the) palm-tree tell, etc.)
Bamoth-baal (1120) heights of Baal Gaash (1608) a quaking
Bashan (1316) of uncert. der. Gath-rimmon (1667) winepress of (the)
Bashan-havoth-jair (1316) of uncert. der. pomegranate
Beesh-terah (1203) increase Gaza (5804) strong
Beon (1194; contr. of 1010) house of Baal of (the) Geba (1387) a hillock
habitation of [appar. by transp.] Geber (1398) prop. a valiant man or warrior; gen. a
Beth-anath (1043) house of replies person simply
Beth-aram (1027) house of the height Gedor (1446) inclosure
Beth-aven (1007) house of vanity Gerizim (1630) cut up (i.e. rocky)
Beth-baal-meon (1010) house of Baal of (the) habitation Geshuri (1651) bridge
Beth-barah (1012) house of (the) ford Gezer (1507) something cut off; a portion
Beth-el (1008) house of God Gibbethon (1405) a hilly spot
Beth-horon (1032) house of hollowness Gibeah (1390) a hillock
Beth-jeshimoth (1020) house of the deserts Gibeon (1391) hilly
Beth-lehem (1035) house of bread Gilead (1568) heap of testimony
Beth-lehem-judah (1035) (3063) house of bread; Golan (1474) captive
celebrated Hammoth-dor (2576) hot springs of Dor [Dor means
Beth-nimrah (1039) house of (the) leopard dwelling]
Beth-peor (1047) house of Peor; Peor (6465) means a Hara (2024) mountainousness
gap Havoth-jair (2334) hamlets of Jair
Beth-rehob (1050) house of (the) street Helkath (2520) smoothness
Beth-shean (1052) house of ease Hepher (2660) a pit or shame
Beth-shemesh (1053) house of (the) sun Heres (2776) shining
Betonim (993) hollows Hermon (2768) abrupt
Bezer (1221) an inaccessible spot Hesed (1136) (2618) son of kindness/favor
Bileam (1109) not (of the) people, i.e. foreigner Heshbon (2809) prop. contrivance; by impl.

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Holon (2473) sandy On (204) of Eg. der.
Ibleam (2991) devouring people Ophrah (6084) female fawn
Iddo (5714) timely Oreb (6159) a raven (from its dusky hue)
Iddo (3035) praised Padan (6307) a plateau
Israel (3478) he will rule as God Padan-aram (6307) the table-land of Aram
Jaazer (3270) helpful Paran (6290) ornamental
Jabbok (2999) pouring forth Peor (6465) a gap
Jabesh-gilead (3003) dry/heap of testimony Pisgah (6449) a cleft
Jahazah (3096) perh. threshing-floor Rabbah (7237) great
Jattir (3492) redundant Ramath-mizpeh (7434) height of the watch-tower
Jazer (3270) helpful Ramoth (7216) heights
Jebus (2982) trodden, i.e. threshing-place Ramoth-gilead (7433) heights of Gilad (heap of
Jehovah-shalom (3073) Yahveh (is) peace testimony)
Jericho (3405) its month; or fragrant Rehob (7340) a width, i.e. (concr.) avenue or area
Jezreel (3157) God will sow Rimmon (7417) a pomegranate; the tree (from its upright
Jogbehah (3011) hillock growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament)
Jokmeam (3361) (the) people will be raised Salcah (5548) walking
Jokneam (3362) (the) people will be lamented Samaria (8111) watch-station
Jordan (3383) a descender Senir (8149) peak
Juttah (3194) extended Sepharad (5614) of for. der.
Kadesh-barnea (6947) Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Shaal-bim (8169) fox-holes
Wandering Shalim (8171) foxes
Kanah (7071) reediness Shalisha (8031) trebled land
Kartan (7178) city-plot Shebam (7643) spice
Kedemoth (6932) beginnings Shechem (7927) ridge
Kedesh (6943) a sanctum Shibmah (7643) spice
Kibzaim (6911) a double heap Shiloh (7887) tranquil
Kirjathaim (7156) double city Sinai (5514) of uncert. der.
Kirjath-jearim (7157) city of forests, or city of towns Sochoh (7755) from 7753, a prim. root; to entwine, i.e.
Kitron (7003) fumigative shut in (for formation, protection or restraint)
Laish (3919) a lion (from his destructive blows) Succoth (5523) booths
Libnah (3841) some sort of whitish tree; perh. the Sychem (4966) sweet
storax Taanach/Tanach (8590) of uncert. der.
Luz (3870) prob. of for. or.; some kind of nut-tree, perh. Taanath-shiloh (8387)
the almond Tabbath (2888) of uncert. der.
Maachathi (4602) depression (in the sense of being Tappuah (8599) an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the
pressed) fruit or the tree (prob. includ. others of the pome
Mahanaim (4266) double camp order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)
Mahaneh-dan (4265) camp of Dan (judge) Thebez (8405) whiteness
Makaz (4739) end Timnath-heres (8556) portion of (the) sun
Mamre (4471) lusty Timnath-serah (8556) portion of (the) sun
Manasseh (4519) causing to forget Tob (2897) good
Megiddo (4023) rendezvous Uzzen-sherah (242) plat of Sheerah (i.e. settled by him)
Mephaath (4158) illuminative Zaphon (6829) boreal
Meribah (4809) quarrel Zarephath (6886) refinement
Midian (4080) a contest or quarrel Zarethshahar (6890) splendor of the dawn
Millo (4407) a rampart (as filled in); i.e. the citadel Zartanah (6891) puncture
Minnith (4511) enumeration Zeeb (2062) a wolf
Mishal (4861) request Zemaraim (6787) double fleece
Naaran (5295) juvenile Zeror (6872) a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or
Nahalal/Nahalol (5096) pasture particle (as if a package)
Naphtali (5321) my wrestling Zereda (6868) puncture
Nebo (5015) prob. of for. der. Zidon (6721) fishery
Nimrah (5247) clear water Ziklag (6860) of uncert. der.

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Zion (6726) a monumental or guiding pillar
Zoan (6814) of Eg. der.
Zorah (6881) a wasp (as stinging)

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