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The Territory of Judah

15The lot for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south.H1486H4294H1121H3063H4940H1366H123H4057H6790H5045H7097H8486 2And their south boundary ran from the end of the Dead Sea, from the bay that faces southward;H5045H1366H7097H4417H3220H3956H6437H5045 3it goes out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, makes a turn to Karka,H3318H5045H4610H5674H6790H5927H5045H6947H5674H2696H5927H146H5437H7173 4passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Wadi of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.H5674H6111H3318H5158H4714H8444H1366H3220H5045H1366 5And the east boundary is the Dead Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan;H6924H1366H4417H3220H7097H3383H1366H6828H6285H3956H3220H7097H3383 6and the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah, and passes along north of Beth-arabah; and the boundary goes up to the Stone of Bohan, Reuben's son;H1366H5927H1031H5674H6828H1026H1366H5927H68H932H1121H7205 7and the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley; and the boundary passes along to the waters of En-shemesh, and ends at En-rogel;H1366H5927H1688H6010H5911H6828H6437H1537H5227H4608H131H5045H5158H1366H5674H4325H5885H8444H5883 8then the boundary goes up by the valley of the son of Hinnom at the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem); and the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim;H1366H5927H1516H1121H2011H5045H3802H2983H3389H1366H5927H7218H2022H6440H1516H2011H3220H7097H6010H7497H6828 9then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns of Mount Ephron; then the boundary bends around to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim);H1366H8388H7218H2022H4599H4325H5318H3318H5892H2022H6085H1366H8388H1173H7157 10and the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh, and passes along by Timnah;H1366H5437H1173H3220H2022H8165H5674H3802H2022H3297H3693H6828H3381H1053H5674H8553 11the boundary goes out to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron, and passes along to Mount Baalah, and goes out to Jabneel; then the boundary comes to an end at the sea.H1366H3318H3802H6138H6828H1366H8388H7942H5674H2022H1173H3318H2995H8444H1366H3220 12And the west boundary was the Mediterranean with its coast. This is the boundary surrounding the people of Judah according to their families.H3220H1366H1419H3220H1366H1366H1121H3063H5439H4940

Caleb Occupies His Portion

13According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).H3612H1121H3312H5414H2506H8432H1121H3063H413H6310H3068H3091H7151H704H7153H1H6061H2275 14And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.H3612H3423H7969H1121H6061H8344H289H8526H3211H6061 15From there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.H5927H3427H1688H8034H1688H6440H7158 16And Caleb said, "Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and takes it, to him I will give my daughter Achsah as wife."H3612H559H5221H7158H3920H5414H5915H1323H802 17Othniel son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him his daughter Achsah as wife.H6274H1121H7073H251H3612H3920H5414H5915H1323H802 18When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she dismounted from her donkey, Caleb said to her, "What do you wish?"H935H5496H7592H1H7704H6795H2543H3612H559 19She said to him, "Give me a present; since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me springs of water as well." So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.H559H5414H1293H5414H5045H776H5414H1543H4325H5414H5942H1543H8482H1543

The Towns of Judah

20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their families.H5159H4294H1121H3063H4940 21The towns belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme South, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,H7097H5892H4294H1121H3063H1366H123H5045H6909H5740H3017 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,H7016H1776H5735 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,H6943H2674H3497 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,H2128H2928H1175 25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),H2674H2675H7152H2696H2674 26Amam, Shema, Moladah,H538H8090H4137 27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,H2693H2829H1046 28Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba, Biziothiah,H2705H884H964 29Baalah, Iim, Ezem,H1173H5864H6107 30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,H513H3686H2767 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,H6860H4089H5578 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine towns, with their villages.H3822H7978H5871H7417H5892H6242H8672H2691 33And in the Lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,H8219H847H6881H823 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,H2182H5873H8599H5879 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,H3412H5725H7755H5825 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen towns with their villages.H8189H5723H1449H1453H702H6240H5892H2691 37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,H6799H2322H4028 38Dilan, Mizpeh, Jokthe-el,H1810H4708H3371 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,H3923H1218H5700 40Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,H3522H3903H3798 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen towns with their villages.H1450H1016H5279H4719H8337H6240H5892H2691 42Libnah, Ether, Ashan,H3841H6281H6228 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,H3316H823H5334 44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine towns with their villages.H7084H392H4762H8672H5892H2691 45Ekron, with its dependencies and its villages;H6138H1323H2691 46from Ekron to the sea, all that were near Ashdod, with their villages.H6138H3220H3027H795H2691 47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Wadi of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coast.H795H1323H2691H5804H1323H2691H5158H4714H1419H1366H3220H1366 48And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,H2022H8069H3492H7755 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),H1837H7158H1688 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,H6024H851H6044 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven towns with their villages.H1657H2473H1542H259H6240H5892H2691 52Arab, Dumah, Eshan,H694H1746H824 53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,H3241H1054H664 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior: nine towns with their villages.H2547H7153H2275H6730H8672H5892H2691 55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,H4584H3760H2128H3194 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,H3157H3347H2182 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten towns with their villages.H7014H1390H8553H6235H5892H2691 58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,H2478H1049H1446 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six towns with their villages.H4638H1042H515H8337H5892H2691 60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two towns with their villages.H7154H7157H7237H8147H5892H2691 61In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,H4057H1026H4081H5527 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi: six towns with their villages.H5044H5898H5872H8337H5892H2691 63But the people of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so the Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.H2983H3427H3389H1121H3063H3201H3201H3423H2983H3427H1121H3063H3389H3117


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