16The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan of Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel.H1486H1121H3130H3318H3383H3405H4325H3405H4217H4057H5927H3405H2022H10082It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth,H3318H1008H3870H5674H1366H757H58523descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the sea.H3381H3220H1366H3311H1366H1032H8481H1507H8444H32204So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.H1121H3130H4519H669H51575This was the territory of Ephraim, clan by clan: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth HoronH1366H1121H669H4940H1366H5159H4217H5853H1032H59456and continued to the sea. From Micmethath on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah on the east.H1366H3318H3220H4366H6828H1366H5437H4217H8387H5674H4217H32397Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.H3381H3239H5852H5292H6293H3405H3318H33838From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Ravine and ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, clan by clan.H1366H3212H8599H3220H5158H7071H8444H3220H5159H4294H1121H669H49409It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.H3995H5892H1121H669H8432H5159H1121H4519H5892H269110They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.H3423H3669H3427H1507H3669H3427H7130H669H3117H5647H4522