Joshua 17:6

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because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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Gilead and Bashan lay east of the Jordan, while Shechem, Tappuah, Kanah, the Jezreel Valley towns, and the coastal district toward Dor and the Great Sea marked Manasseh’s western inheritance.

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Joshua 17:6 mentions Bashan, Beth-shan, Dor, En-dor, En-tappuah, Gilead, Great Sea, Ibleam, Jordan, Kanah, Megiddo, Naphoth-dor, Shechem, Taanach, Tappuah and Valley of Jezreel.

Photo of Beth-shan — Beth-shan · A.Sobkowski