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Joshua 16 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Joshua 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Joshua 16 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גְּבוּל | gᵉbûwl | H1366 | 8 | cord, twisted |
| בֵּית חוֹרוֹן | Bêyth Chôwrôwn | H1032 | 4 | Beth-Choron |
| אֶפְרַיִם | ʼEphrayim | H669 | 5 | Ephrajim |
| יְרִיחוֹ | Yᵉrîychôw | H3405 | 4 | Jericho, Jerecho |
| מִזְרָח | mizrâch | H4217 | 4 | sunrise, east |
| יָם | yâm | H3220 | 5 | sea, large body of water |
| תַּאֲנַת שִׁלֹה | Taʼănath Shilôh | H8387 | 2 | Taanath-Shiloh |
How preachers through history handled this text
3 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It is a pity that this and the following chapter should be separated, for both of them give us the lot of the children of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, who, next to Judah, were to have the post of honour, and therefore had the first and best portion in the northern part of Canaan, as Judah now had in the southern part. In this chapter we have, I. A general account of the lot of these two tribes together, ver. 1-4. II. The borders of the lot of Ephraim in particular, ver. 5-10. That of Manasseh following in the next chapter. The Lot of Joseph. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on Joshua 16:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bethel 1 — Josh 16:1
- Jericho 1 — Josh 16:1
- Jordan — Josh 16:1
- Waters of Jericho — Josh 16:1
- Gezer — Josh 16:10
- Ataroth 2 — Josh 16:2
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