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Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and the towns of it, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns of it; Shechem also and the towns of it, to Azzah and the towns of it;
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God's Concrete Promises
This verse lists the specific towns and territories given to the tribe of Ephraim. Commentators emphasize that these are real, historical places like Bethel and Shechem. This serves as a powerful reminder that God's promises of inheritance and blessing to His people were not abstract ideas, but tangible, geographical realities fulfilled in history.
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19th Century
Anglican
THE BOUNDS OF EPHRAIM AND WEST MANASSEH (1 Chronicles 7:28–29).
Compare 1 Chronicles 6:54 and follo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And their possessions and habitations That is, of the sons of Ephraim, when come into the land of Canaan:
Presbyterian
No account is given here of either Zebulun or Dan. We can assign no reason why they alone should be omitted; but it is the disgrace of the tribe of…
