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The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Bethel;
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The Birthright's Double Portion
Commentators explain that Joseph's lot was drawn second, immediately after Judah's, for a significant reason. While Judah received the right of kingship, Joseph retained the birthright (1 Chronicles 5:2). This entitled his descendants to a double portion of the inheritance, which is why his two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, each received their own large territory, securing a place of honor in the center of the Promised Land.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To the wilderness - Strike out “to,” for the word is in apposition to “lot.” The wilderness is (Joshua 18:12) the wilderness…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
16th Century
Protestant
And the lot of the children of Joseph fell, etc. The sacred writer first states what the lot was that fell to the two children of Joseph, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the lot of the children of Joseph fell Or, "went out" {a}; of the pot or urn, this being the next lot that was d…
This and the following chapter should not be separated. They detail the allotments for Ephraim and Manasseh, the children of Joseph. Next to Judah,…
