Joshua 16:1
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth–el,”
מִזְרָח
East, sunrise direction. Mizrach. As far as the east is from the west so far has He removed our transgressions. This is an infinite distance. Sin is completely removed.
עָלָה
going up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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יְרִיחוֹ
Jericho
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יְרִיחוֹ
Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
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בֵּית־אֵל
-el
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בֵּית־אֵל
Beth-El, a place in Palestine
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