Joshua 15
15THE LOT for the tribe of Judah according to its families reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at its most southern part.H1486H4294H1121H3063H4940H1366H123H4057H6790H5045H7097H84862And their south boundary was from the end of the Salt [Dead] Sea, from the bay that faces southward;H5045H1366H7097H4417H3220H3956H6437H50453It went out south of the ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, and went up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, and turned about to Karka,H3318H5045H4610H5674H6790H5927H5045H6947H5674H2696H5927H146H5437H71734Passed along to Azmon, went out by the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern frontier.H5674H6111H3318H5158H4714H8444H1366H3220H5045H13665The eastern boundary was the Salt [Dead] Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;H6924H1366H4417H3220H7097H3383H1366H6828H6285H3956H3220H7097H33836And the boundary went up to Beth-hogla and passed along north of Beth-arabah and [it] went up to the [landmark] Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.H1366H5927H1031H5674H6828H1026H1366H5927H68H932H1121H72057And the boundary went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent to Adummim on the south side of the valley; and it passed on to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel.H1366H5927H1688H6010H5911H6828H6437H1537H5227H4608H131H5045H5158H1366H5674H4325H5885H8444H58838Then the boundary went up by the Valley of Ben-hinnom [son of Hinnom] at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite [city]--that is, Jerusalem; and the boundary went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.H1366H5927H1516H1121H2011H5045H3802H2983H3389H1366H5927H7218H2022H6440H1516H2011H3220H7097H6010H7497H68289Then the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and went on to the cities of Mount Ephron; then it bent round to Baalah, that is, Kiriath-jearim.H1366H8388H7218H2022H4599H4325H5318H3318H5892H2022H6085H1366H8388H1173H715710And the boundary went around west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the northern side of Mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, went down to Beth-shemesh, and then passed on by Timnah.H1366H5437H1173H3220H2022H8165H5674H3802H2022H3297H3693H6828H3381H1053H5674H855311And the boundary went out to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then bent round to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel. Then the boundary ended at the sea.H1366H3318H3802H6138H6828H1366H8388H7942H5674H2022H1173H3318H2995H8444H1366H322012And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary round about the people of Judah according to their families.H3220H1366H1419H3220H1366H1366H1121H3063H5439H494013And to Caleb son of Jephunneh, [Joshua] gave a part among the people of Judah, as the Lord commanded [him]; it was Kiriath-arba, which is Hebron, [named for] Arba the father of Anak.H3612H1121H3312H5414H2506H8432H1121H3063H413H6310H3068H3091H7151H704H7153H1H6061H227514And Caleb drove from there the three sons of Anak--Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai--the descendants of Anak.H3612H3423H7969H1121H6061H8344H289H8526H3211H606115He went up from there against the people of Debir. Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher.H5927H3427H1688H8034H1688H6440H715816Caleb said, He who smites Kiriath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.H3612H559H5221H7158H3920H5414H5915H1323H80217And Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.H6274H1121H7073H251H3612H3920H5414H5915H1323H80218When Achsah came to Othniel, she got his consent to ask her father for a field. Then she returned to Caleb and when she lighted off her donkey, Caleb said, What do you wish?H935H5496H7592H1H7704H6795H2543H3612H55919Achsah answered, Give me a present. Since you have set me in the [dry] Negeb, give me also springs of water. And he gave her the [sloping field with] upper and lower springs.H559H5414H1293H5414H5045H776H5414H1543H4325H5414H5942H1543H8482H154320This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah according to their families.H5159H4294H1121H3063H494021The cities of the tribe of Judah in the extreme south toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,H7097H5892H4294H1121H3063H1366H123H5045H6909H5740H301722Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,H7016H1776H573523Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,H6943H2674H349724Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,H2128H2928H117525Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (Hazor),H2674H2675H7152H2696H267426Amam, Shema, Moladah,H538H8090H413727Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,H2693H2829H104628Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,H2705H884H96429Baalah, Iim, Ezem,H1173H5864H610730Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,H513H3686H276731Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,H6860H4089H557832Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities were twenty-nine [later thirty-six] with their villages.H3822H7978H5871H7417H5892H6242H8672H269133In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,H8219H847H6881H82334Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,H2182H5873H8599H587935Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,H3412H5725H7755H582536Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.H8189H5723H1449H1453H702H6240H5892H269137Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,H6799H2322H402838Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,H1810H4708H337139Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,H3923H1218H570040Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,H3522H3903H379841Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.H1450H1016H5279H4719H8337H6240H5892H269142Libnah, Ether, Ashan,H3841H6281H622843Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,H3316H823H533444Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.H7084H392H4762H8672H5892H269145Ekron, with its towns and villages.H6138H1323H269146From Ekron to the sea, all that lay beside Ashdod, with their villages;H6138H3220H3027H795H269147Ashdod, with its towns and its villages; Gaza, with its towns and its villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt, and the Great [Mediterranean] Sea with its coastline.H795H1323H2691H5804H1323H2691H5158H4714H1419H1366H3220H136648In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,H2022H8069H3492H775549Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),H1837H7158H168850Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,H6024H851H604451Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.H1657H2473H1542H259H6240H5892H269152Arab, Dumah, Eshan,H694H1746H82453Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,H3241H1054H66454Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.H2547H7153H2275H6730H8672H5892H269155Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,H4584H3760H2128H319456Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,H3157H3347H218257Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.H7014H1390H8553H6235H5892H269158Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,H2478H1049H144659Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.H4638H1042H515H8337H5892H269160Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.H7154H7157H7237H8147H5892H269161In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,H4057H1026H4081H552762Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.H5044H5898H5872H8337H5892H269163But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out; so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.H2983H3427H3389H1121H3063H3201H3201H3423H2983H3427H1121H3063H3389H3117
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