And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
The tribe of Manasseh was given cities within the territories that belonged to Issachar and Asher. These cities included Bethshean, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, along with all the smaller towns around them. This covered three regions.
This verse describes how the tribe of Manasseh received certain cities and towns that were actually located within other tribes' territories, showing how God's distribution of the Promised Land sometimes overlapped.
📚 Historical Context
This passage is part of the detailed account of how Joshua divided the Promised Land among the twelve tribes of Israel after their conquest of Canaan. The tribe of Manasseh (one of Joseph's sons) was large and received territory on both sides of the Jordan River, including these strategic cities that were geographically within Issachar's and Asher's portions but administratively belonged to Manasseh.
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