John Gill's Exposition on Joshua 16:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the border went out towards the sea, etc.] The Mediterranean sea: to Michmethah on the north side; of the border, the same on which Bethhoron was, from whence the border proceeded on to this place, of which we have no other account but in (<061707>Joshua 17:7); by which it appears to have been near Shechem, and in sight of it; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh; this seems to be the same Jerom f382 calls Thenath in the tribe of Joseph; and who observes there was in his day a village of this name ten miles from Neapolis (or Shechem) to the east, as you go down to Jordan: and passed by it on the east to Janohah: which the above writer f383 wrongly calls Janon, and says, that in his time a village of this name was shown in the country of Acrabatena, twelve miles to the east from Neapolis or Shechem; the border passed by Taanath on the east of it, and went on this place.

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