15Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south of the wilderness of Zin to the border of Edom.H1486H4294H1121H3063H4940H1366H123H4057H6790H5045H7097H84862Their southern border began at the tip of the Dead Sea on the south bayH5045H1366H7097H4417H3220H3956H6437H50453and went south of the ascent of Akrabbim, proceeded to Zin, ascended to the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, ascended to Addar, and turned to Karka.H3318H5045H4610H5674H6790H5927H5045H6947H5674H2696H5927H146H5437H71734It proceeded to Azmon and to the Brook of Egypt and so the border ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This is your southern border.H5674H6111H3318H5158H4714H8444H1366H3220H5045H13665Now the eastern border was along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north side was from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.H6924H1366H4417H3220H7097H3383H1366H6828H6285H3956H3220H7097H33836It ascended to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and ascended to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben.H1366H5927H1031H5674H6828H1026H1366H5927H68H932H1121H72057Then the border ascended to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to the Gilgal that is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is south of the ravine. The border proceeded to the waters of En-shemesh and ended at En-rogel.H1366H5927H1688H6010H5911H6828H6437H1537H5227H4608H131H5045H5158H1366H5674H4325H5885H8444H58838From there the border ascended the Valley of Hinnom to the southern Jebusite slope (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.H1366H5927H1516H1121H2011H5045H3802H2983H3389H1366H5927H7218H2022H6440H1516H2011H3220H7097H6010H7497H68289From the top of the hill the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, went to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).H1366H8388H7218H2022H4599H4325H5318H3318H5892H2022H6085H1366H8388H1173H715710The border turned westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, went to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), descended to Beth-shemesh, and proceeded to Timnah.H1366H5437H1173H3220H2022H8165H5674H3802H2022H3297H3693H6828H3381H1053H5674H855311Then the border reached to the slope north of Ekron, curved to Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went to Jabneel, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.H1366H3318H3802H6138H6828H1366H8388H7942H5674H2022H1173H3318H2995H8444H1366H322012Now the western border was the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea. This was the boundary of the descendants of Judah around their clans.H3220H1366H1419H3220H1366H1366H1121H3063H5439H494013He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh [the following] portion among the descendants of Judah based on the LORD's instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak).H3612H1121H3312H5414H2506H8432H1121H3063H413H6310H3068H3091H7151H704H7153H1H6061H227514Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.H3612H3423H7969H1121H6061H8344H289H8526H3211H606115From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir whose name used to be Kiriath-sepher,H5927H3427H1688H8034H1688H6440H715816and Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to the one who strikes down and captures Kiriath-sepher."H3612H559H5221H7158H3920H5414H5915H1323H80217So Othniel son of Caleb's brother, Kenaz, captured it, and Caleb gave his daughter Achsah to him as a wife.H6274H1121H7073H251H3612H3920H5414H5915H1323H80218When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What do you want?"H935H5496H7592H1H7704H6795H2543H3612H55919She replied, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me the springs of water also." So he gave her the upper and lower springs.H559H5414H1293H5414H5045H776H5414H1543H4325H5414H5942H1543H8482H154320This was the inheritance of the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans.H5159H4294H1121H3063H494021These were the outermost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,H7097H5892H4294H1121H3063H1366H123H5045H6909H5740H301722Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,H7016H1776H573523Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,H6943H2674H349724Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,H2128H2928H117525Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),H2674H2675H7152H2696H267426Amam, Shema, Moladah,H538H8090H413727Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,H2693H2829H104628Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah,H2705H884H96429Baalah, Iim, Ezem,H1173H5864H610730Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,H513H3686H276731Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,H6860H4089H557832Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon— 29 cities in all, with their villages.H3822H7978H5871H7417H5892H6242H8672H269133In the Judean foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,H8219H847H6881H82334Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,H2182H5873H8599H587935Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,H3412H5725H7755H582536Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim— 14 cities, with their villages;H8189H5723H1449H1453H702H6240H5892H269137Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,H6799H2322H402838Dilan, Mizpeh, Jokthe-el,H1810H4708H337139Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,H3923H1218H570040Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,H3522H3903H379841Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah— 16 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 [the cities] near Ashdod, with their villages;H6138H3220H3027H795H269147Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, to the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.H795H1323H2691H5804H1323H2691H5158H4714H1419H1366H3220H136648In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,H2022H8069H3492H775549Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),H1837H7158H168850Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,H6024H851H604451Goshen, Holon, and Giloh— 11 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— 10 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 descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the descendants of Judah to this day.H2983H3427H3389H1121H3063H3201H3201H3423H2983H3427H1121H3063H3389H3117
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