Joshua 17:9

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The border went down to the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook: these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh: and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and the goings out of it were at the sea:

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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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Kanah marked part of the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh, running westward toward the Great Sea; towns south of it belonged to Ephraim though situated among Manasseh’s allotment. The surrounding sites—from Shechem and Tappuah to Jezreel,

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Joshua 17:9 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