Joshua 18
18After this, the entire assembly of the Israelites gathered together at Shiloh and set up a Tent of Meeting there, where the land lay conquered before them.H5712H1121H3478H6950H7887H7931H168H4150H776H3533H64402Seven tribes remained among the Israelites for whom their inheritances had not yet been allocated.1H3498H1121H3478H7651H7626H2505H51593So Joshua said to the Israelites, "How long will you delay invading and taking possession of the land that the Lord God of your ancestors has given you?H3091H559H1121H3478H7503H935H3423H776H3068H430H1H54144Appoint three men from each tribe and I'll send them. They'll begin to go through the land and record a description of it, categorized according to their inheritance, and then they'll report back to me.H3051H7969H582H7626H7971H6965H1980H776H3789H6310H5159H9355They'll divide it seven ways. Judah will stay in its territory on the south and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory on the north.H2505H7651H2506H3063H5975H1366H5045H1004H3130H5975H1366H68286Lay out the land in seven divisions, then bring your report here to me. I will then cast lots in the presence of the Lord our God.H3789H776H7651H2506H935H3384H1486H6440H3068H4307The Levites have no allotment among you, since the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh received their inheritance to the east, beyond the Jordan River given to them by Moses the servant of the Lord."6H3881H2506H7130H3550H3068H5159H1410H7205H2677H7626H4519H3947H5159H5676H3383H4217H4872H5650H3068H54148So the men started out, following Joshua's command to those who went to scout the land, "Go through the land and record a description of it, and then return to me. I will then cast lots in the presence of the Lord your God in Shiloh."H582H6965H3212H3091H6680H1980H3789H776H559H3212H1980H776H3789H7725H7993H1486H6440H3068H78879Then the men left camp and went throughout the land, describing its cities in a book with seven divisions. Then they returned to Joshua at the camp at Shiloh.H582H3212H5674H776H3789H5892H7651H2506H5612H935H3091H4264H788710Joshua threw lots in Shiloh in the Lord's presence and divided the land accordingly among the Israelites according to their divisions.H3091H7993H1486H7887H6440H3068H3091H2505H776H1121H3478H425611The allotment of the tribe of the Benjaminites came up according to their families, and their territorial allotment fell between the descendants of Judah and the descendants of Joseph.H1486H4294H1121H1144H5927H4940H1366H1486H3318H1121H3063H1121H313012Their border started on the north side at the Jordan River, proceeded to the slope of Jericho on the north, then westward through the hill country, and terminated at the wilderness of Beth-aven.H1366H6828H6285H3383H1366H5927H3802H3405H6828H5927H2022H3220H8444H4057H100713From there the boundary proceeded south in the direction of Luz to the slope of Luz (also known as Bethel), then proceeded to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.H1366H5674H3870H3802H3870H1008H5045H1366H3381H5853H2022H5045H8481H103214From there the boundary changes direction, turning southward on the western side opposite Beth-horon, terminating at Kiriath-baal (also known as Kiriath-jearim), which belongs to Judah. This forms the western boundary.1813H1366H8388H5437H6285H3220H5045H2022H6440H1032H5045H8444H7154H7157H5892H1121H3063H3220H628515The southern boundary begins at the edge of Kiriath-jearim, proceeding from there to Ephron and then to the spring at the Nephtoah Waters.H5045H6285H7097H7157H1366H3318H3220H3318H4599H4325H531816From there the boundary proceeds to the border of the mountain that overlooks the Ben-Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Rephaim Valley, where it proceeds down the Hinnom Valley south of the slope of the Jebusites toward En-rogel.H1366H3381H7097H2022H6440H1516H1121H2011H6010H7497H6828H3381H1516H2011H3802H2983H5045H3381H588317Then it turns north toward En-shemesh and proceeds from there to Geliloth opposite the ascent of Adummin, where it turns toward the Stone of Bohan, Reuben's son,H8388H6828H3318H5885H3318H1553H5227H4608H131H3381H68H932H1121H720518and proceeds north of the slope of Beth-arabah down to the Arabah.H5674H3802H4136H6160H6828H3381H616019From there the boundary proceeds to north of the slope of Beth-hoglah and terminates at the northern bay of the Salt Sea where the Jordan River ends in the south. This is the southern border.H1366H5674H3802H1031H6828H8444H1366H6828H3956H4417H3220H5045H7097H3383H5045H136620The Jordan River forms its boundary on the east. This is the inheritance for the tribe of Benjamin according to its families, boundary by boundary around the entire territory.H3383H1379H6924H6285H5159H1121H1144H1367H5439H494021The towns belonging to the tribe of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keriz,H5892H4294H1121H1144H4940H3405H1031H6010H710422Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,H1026H6787H100823Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,H5761H6511H608424Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba, for a total of twelve towns and villages.H3726H6078H1387H8147H6240H5892H269125Also included were Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,H1391H7414H88126Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,H4708H3716H468127Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,H7552H3416H863428Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (also known as Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim, for a total of fourteen towns and villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin according to their families.1824H6762H507H2983H3389H1394H7157H702H6240H5892H2691H5159H1121H1144H4940
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