The lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Bethel;
Many witnesses of the confusion and uncertainty attending these descriptions might be cited:  "The border of Joseph is very slightly traced out."[2]  "It is by no means easy to define the boundaries of the tribes."[3]  "It is hardly possible to avoid the conclusion that a passage is missing here."[4]  "The material exhibits considerable disarray, as if its order has been disturbed."[5]  "This list must be compared with  Joshua 18:12-13, which describes the northern border of Benjamin."[6]  "We may conclude that all of these passages were abbreviated from full descriptions to suit the author's purpose."[7]  Cook also affirmed that, "From the abrupt manner in which the statements are introduced, as well as from their imperfect character, there is probability in the conjecture that some words, in these verses, have fallen out of the text."[8]