Study it in the app“And the lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, through the wilderness going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel;”
And the lotוַ הַגּוֹרָלfor the sonsלִבְנֵיof Josephיוֹסֵףwent outיֵּצֵאfrom the Jordanמִיַּרְדֵּןby Jericho,יְרִיחוֹto the watersלְמֵיof Jerichoיְרִיחוֹon the east,מִזְרָחָהthrough the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּרgoing upעֹלֶהfrom Jerichoמִירִיחוֹinto the hill countryבָּהָרof Bethel;בֵּית אֵל
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsJordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appearsJericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yericho” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appearseast
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appearswilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ole” appearshill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appearsBethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears1Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
2Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
3Bethel ?
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).
1 · This verse (above)
2and it went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the territory of the Archites at Ataroth;
