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- Chapter 17
- Verse 6
Joshua 17:6
Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead.
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Commentary
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons,.... Which occasioned such a number of portions; the daughters of Zelophehad are meant, who descended from Manasseh:
and the rest…
Manasseh was itself but one half of the tribe of Joseph, and yet was divided and subdivided. 1. It was divided into two parts, one already settled on the other side Jordan, consisting of those who…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the rest of Manasseh's sons i.e. the descendants of Machir.