1And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho , unto the water of Jericho on the east , to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el , 2And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz , and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth , 3And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti , unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether , and to Gezer : and the goings out thereof are at the sea . 4So the children of Joseph , Manasseh and Ephraim , took their inheritance .
The Cities of Ephraim
5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar , unto Beth-horon the upper ; 6And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side ; and the border went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh , and passed by it on the east to Janohah ; 7And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth , and to Naarath , and came to Jericho , and went out at Jordan . 8The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah ; and the goings out thereof were at the sea . This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families . 9And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh , all the cities with their villages .
The Challenges of Ephraim
10And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer : but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day , and serve under tribute .