16The territorial allotment for the descendants of Joseph proceeded from the Jordan River by Jericho eastward of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, proceeding from Jericho through the hill country of BethelH1486H1121H3130H3318H3383H3405H4325H3405H4217H4057H5927H3405H2022H10082and from Bethel to Luz, continuing to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.H3318H1008H3870H5674H1366H757H58523It proceeded westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the territory of lower Beth-horon, then toward Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.H3381H3220H1366H3311H1366H1032H8481H1507H8444H32204Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.H1121H3130H4519H669H51575This was the territory allocated to the descendants of Ephraim according to their families: the border of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as upper Beth-horon.H1366H1121H669H4940H1366H5159H4217H5853H1032H59456Then the border proceeded west from Michmethath on the north, then turned east toward Taanath-shiloh, continuing to the east of Janoah.H1366H3318H3220H4366H6828H1366H5437H4217H8387H5674H4217H32397It proceeded from Janoah to Ataroth, then to Naarah, then proceeded to Jericho and ended at the Jordan River.H3381H3239H5852H5292H6293H3405H3318H33838From Tappuach, the border proceeded west to the Kanah brook, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Ephraim according to their families,H1366H3212H8599H3220H5158H7071H8444H3220H5159H4294H1121H669H49409along with the cities that had been set aside for the descendants of Ephraim within the allotment of the descendants of Manasseh, including all of the cities and villages.H3995H5892H1121H669H8432H5159H1121H4519H5892H269110However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live within the territory of Ephraim to this day, but they serve as forced laborers.H3423H3669H3427H1507H3669H3427H7130H669H3117H5647H4522