the land to the south being Ephraim’s and that to the north being Manasseh’s, with the sea forming its boundary. On the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar.
God wove the tribes together on purpose, Manasseh held cities within Ephraim, Issachar, and Asher so they would know each other, do good offices as brethren, and keep mutual correspondence. Yet both Manasseh and Ephraim broke faith by letting Canaanites live among them, making them tributaries for their own gain.
AI summary
Commenting on Joshua 17:7-13
Ephraim held the south, Manasseh the north; the Mediterranean formed their western bound, and they met at Mount Carmel toward Asher northwest and at Jordan toward Issachar east. The geography is plain.
AI summary
THIS COAST. (Jos 17:7-11) the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah--The southern boundary is here traced from the east. Asher (now Yasir), the starting point, was a town fifteen Roman miles east of Shechem, and anciently a place of importance.
Commenting on Joshua 17:7-11