Study it in the app“And their possession and their dwelling places: Bethel and its towns; and to the east, Naaran; and to the west, Gezer and its towns; and Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns;”
And their possessionוַאֲחֻזָּתָםand their dwelling places:וּמֹשְׁבוֹתָםBethelבֵּית אֵלand its towns;וּבְנֹתֶיהָand to the east,וְלַמִּזְרָחNaaran;נַעֲרָןand to the west,וְלַמַּעֲרָבGezerגֶּזֶרand its towns;וּבְנֹתֶיהָand Shechemוּשְׁכֶםand its towns,וּבְנֹתֶיהָas far asעַדAyyahעַיָּהand its towns;וּבְנֹתֶיהָ
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzata” appearsdwelling
A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.
Where else “moshvota” appearsBethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appearsvillage
Literally "the daughters": small places that depend on a city.
Where else “venote” appearseast
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizrach” appearsNaaran
Naaran: a place east of Bethel, in the territory of Ephraim.
Where else “naaran” appearswest
West: the side where the sun sets.
Where else “maarav” appearsGezer
See it on the mapWhere else “gezer” appearsShechem
See it on the mapWhere else “shechem” appearsAi
See it on the mapWhere else “aya” appears“Its towns”: the Hebrew says “its daughters,” the small towns that depended on the city.
1Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
2Gezer
Today: Tel Gezer ruins, Israel
A city on the plain, about 19 miles (30 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Joshua defeated its king (Josh 10:33). Pharaoh took it and gave it to his daughter, Solomon's wife, and Solomon fortified it (1 Kgs 9:16-17).
3Shechem
Today: Tell Balata ruins, near Nablus, West Bank
A city in the hills of central Israel, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem.
Abram came there when he entered Canaan, and God promised him the land (Gen 12:6-7). Joshua gathered all Israel there to renew the covenant (Josh 24:1).
4Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).
27Nun, his son; Joshua, his son.
28 · This verse (above)
29and alongside the sons of Manasseh: Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.
