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Joseph’s Descendants Request More Land
Joshua 17 details Manasseh’s inheritance, including the allotment received by Zelophehad’s daughters, and records both incomplete possession of Canaanite towns and Joseph’s tribes asking for more territory.
Joshua’s answer to Joseph’s tribes about iron chariots calls them back to Torah’s principle that superior horses and chariots are not grounds for covenant fear. Courage is defined by covenant promise, not military parity.
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