Joshua 19
19The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their homeland was surrounded by Judah's territory.H8145H1486H3318H8095H4294H1121H8095H4940H5159H8432H5159H1121H30632Simeon's homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,H5159H884H7652H41373Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,H2705H1088H61074Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,H513H1329H27675Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,H6860H1024H27016Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their surrounding villages.H1034H8287H7969H6240H5892H26917It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages,H5871H7417H6281H6228H702H5892H26918including all the surrounding villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also known as Ramah of the Negev). This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.H2691H5439H5892H1192H7414H5045H5159H4294H1121H8095H49409Their allocation of land came from part of what had been given to Judah because Judah's territory was too large for them. So the tribe of Simeon received an allocation within the territory of Judah.H2256H1121H3063H5159H1121H8095H2506H1121H3063H7227H1121H8095H5157H8432H515910The third allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun. The boundary of Zebulun's homeland started at Sarid.H7992H1486H5927H1121H2074H4940H1366H5159H830111From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam.H1366H5927H3220H4831H6293H1708H6293H5158H6440H336212In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia.H7725H8301H6924H4217H8121H1366H3696H3318H1705H5927H330913Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah.H5674H4217H6924H1662H6278H3318H7417H526914The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el.H1366H5437H6828H2615H8444H1516H331715The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their surrounding villages.H7005H5096H8110H3030H1035H8147H6240H5892H269116The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H1121H2074H4940H5892H269117The fourth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Issachar.H7243H1486H3318H3485H1121H3485H494018Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,H1366H3157H3694H776619Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,H2663H7866H58820Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,H7245H7191H7721Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.H7432H5873H5876H104822The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.H1366H6293H8396H7831H1053H8444H1366H3383H8337H6240H5892H269123The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Issachar included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H4294H1121H3485H4940H5892H269124The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Asher.H2549H1486H3318H4294H1121H836H494025Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,H1366H2520H2482H991H40726Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,H487H6008H4861H6293H3760H3220H788427then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul,H7725H4217H8121H1016H6293H2074H1516H3317H6828H1025H5272H3318H3521H804028Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.H5683H7340H2540H7071H7227H672129Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea. The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib,H1366H7725H7414H4013H5892H6865H1366H7725H2621H8444H3220H2256H39230Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages.H5981H663H7340H6242H8147H5892H269131The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Asher included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H4294H1121H836H4940H5892H269132The sixth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali.H8345H1486H3318H1121H5321H1121H5321H494033Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, and extended across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River.H1366H2501H438H6815H129H5346H2995H3946H8444H338334The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River on the east.H1366H7725H3220H243H3318H2712H6293H2074H5045H6293H836H3220H3063H3383H4217H812135The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,H4013H5892H6661H6863H2575H7557H367236Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,H128H7414H267437Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,H6943H154H587738Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their surrounding villages.H3375H4027H2765H1043H1053H8672H6240H5892H269139The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H4294H1121H5321H4940H5892H269140The seventh allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Dan.H7637H1486H3318H4294H1121H1835H494041The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,H1366H5159H6881H847H590542Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,H8169H357H349443Elon, Timnah, Ekron,H356H8553H613844Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,H514H1405H119145Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,H3055H1139H166746Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa.H4313H7542H1366H4136H330547But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land, so they attacked the town of Laish. They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor.H1366H1121H1835H3318H1121H1835H5927H3898H3959H3920H5221H6310H2719H3423H3427H7121H3959H1835H8034H1835H148The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Dan included these towns and their surrounding villages.H5159H4294H1121H1835H4940H5892H269149After all the land was divided among the tribes, the Israelites gave a piece of land to Joshua as his allocation.H3615H776H5157H1367H1121H3478H5414H5159H3091H1121H5126H843250For the LORD had said he could have any town he wanted. He chose Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and lived there.H6310H3068H5414H5892H7592H8556H2022H669H1129H5892H342751These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders allocated as grants of land to the tribes of Israel by casting sacred lots in the presence of the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle at Shiloh. So the division of the land was completed.H5159H499H3548H3091H1121H5126H7218H1H4294H1121H3478H5157H1486H7887H6440H3068H6607H168H4150H3615H2505H776
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, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.H5683
