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10 The southern area was allocated to Ephraim and the northern area to Manasseh. The Mediterranean[a] Sea was the border, extending to Asher on the North and to Issachar on the east. 11 In Issachar and Asher, Manasseh held Beth-shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, and the three coastal districts.[b] 12 The descendants of Manasseh did not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites predominated in that territory.

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  1. Joshua 17:10 The Heb. lacks Mediterranean
  2. Joshua 17:11 Or the third is Napheth