Joe: Alright, alright, so what have we got here? Joshua 17, what's going on in this chapter?

Bible Expert: Well in Joshua 17, the Israelites are dividing up the land that God has promised them. The tribe of Manasseh gets a large portion of the land, but they are not satisfied and want more.

Joe: Wait, wait, wait, hold on a second. So, how big is this land that they're getting?

Bible Expert: The land they're getting is quite big, it's ten and a half thousand acres.

Joe: Holy cow! That's a lot of land!

Jamie: (interrupts) Hey Joe, I just Googled it. That's about 16 square miles!

Joe: Whoa, that's huge! So what do they do?

Bible Expert: Well, the Israelites go to the tribe of Manasseh to try and get them to surrender some of their land to the other tribes, but Manasseh refuses. So God tells them that they have to fight for the land and they will get what is rightfully theirs.

Joe: Alright, so did they get the land?

Bible Expert: Yes, with the help of God they were able to conquer their enemies and get the land that was promised to them.