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Ki̇tap (Turkish Bible)
Yeşu 17:9
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
river Kanah: or, brook of reeds, The brook Kanah seem to be what is now called Nahr el Kasab, which falls into the Mediterranean a few miles south of Cesarea of Palestine, mentioned by the Hon. C. L. Irby, and J. Mangles. Joshua 16:8
these cities: Joshua 16:9
the outgoings: Joshua 16:3, Joshua 16:8, Joshua 19:29
the sea: The Mediterranean
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river,.... The same mentioned in the account of the coast of Ephraim,
Joshua 16:8; which was north of that river, as Manasseh was to the south of it:
these cities of Ephraim [are] among the cities of Manasseh; that is, the cities before mentioned, Asher, Michmethah, Entappuah, and Tappuah; though they were in the tribe of Manasseh, yet they were inhabited by the Ephraimites:
the coast of Manasseh also [was] on the north side of the river; of the river Kanah, as well as on the south of it; it had cities there, though possessed by the tribe of Ephraim:
and the outgoings of it were at the sea; the Mediterranean sea.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
These cities ... - The text is possibly corrupt. The intention seems to be to state that the cities lying south of the river, though within the limits of Manasseh, were in fact made over to Ephraim, and were among the “separate cities” Joshua 16:9. On the contrary, the north bank of the river, both land and towns, belonged to Manasseh exclusively.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 17:9. Unto the river Kanah — Literally, the river or valley of the reeds, translated by the Vulgate, vallis arundintei. The tribe of Manasseh appears to have been bounded on the north by this torrent or valley, and on the south by the Mediterranean Sea.