Joshua 16:1

Joseph’s Tribal Lands

16:1 The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho ¹  to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. ² 

Joshua 4:13

4:13 About forty thousand battle-ready troops ³  marched past the Lord to fight ⁴  on the plains of Jericho. ⁵ 

Joshua 4:19

4:19 The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month ⁶  and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. ⁷ 

Joshua 12:9

12:9 the king of Jericho ⁸  (one),

the king of Ai – located near Bethel – (one),

Joshua 13:32

13:32 These are the land assignments made by Moses ⁹  on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho. ¹⁰ 

Joshua 18:21

18:21 These cities belonged to the tribe ¹¹  of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, ¹²  Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

Joshua 24:11

24:11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. ¹³  The leaders ¹⁴  of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.

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² tn Heb “The lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan [at] Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, the desert going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.”

³ tn Heb “men equipped for battle.”

⁴ tn Heb “for war.”

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⁵ sn The first month was the month Abib (= late March-early April in the modern calendar). The Passover in Egypt also occurred on the tenth day of the first month (Exod 12:2; 13:4).

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⁹ tn Heb “These are [the lands] which Moses gave as an inheritance.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.

¹¹ tn Heb “the sons,” here referring to the tribe.

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¹⁴ tn Or perhaps, “citizens.”