Yosua 17:11

17:11 Within Issachar’s and Asher’s territory Manasseh was assigned Beth Shean, Ibleam, the residents of Dor, En Dor, the residents of Taanach, the residents of Megiddo, ¹  the three of Napheth, ²  and the towns surrounding all these cities. ³ 

Yosua 17:1

17:1 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. ⁴  The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. ⁵  They were assigned Gilead and Bashan. ⁶ 

1 Samuel 28:7

28:7 So Saul instructed his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, ⁷  so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants replied to him, “There is a woman who is a medium in Endor.”

[17:11]  ¹ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[17:11]  ² tn Or “the third [is] Napheth”; or “Napheth-dor.” The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain.

[17:11]  ³ tn Heb “Beth Shean and its surrounding towns, Ibleam and its surrounding towns, the residents of Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of En Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of Taanach and its surrounding towns, the residents of Megiddo and its surrounding towns, three of Nepheth.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the lot belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph.”

[17:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war.”

[17:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Gilead and Bashan belonged to him.”

[17:1]  sn On the assignment of Manasseh’s territory in Gilead and Bashan, see Josh 13:31.

[28:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “an owner of a ritual pit.” See the note at v. 3.