The lot of the children of Joseph. —The order of precedence among the tribes of Israel was always Judah first and the sons of Jose…

So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their
inheritance .
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This and the following chapter should not be separated. They detail the allotments for Ephraim and Manasseh, the children of Joseph. Next to Judah,…