19THE SECOND lot fell to Simeon, to the tribe of the Simeonites according to their families; and their inheritance lay within that of the people of Judah.H8145H1486H3318H8095H4294H1121H8095H4940H5159H8432H5159H1121H30632And they had for their inheritance: Beersheba or Sheba, Moladah,H5159H884H7652H41373Hazarshual, Balah, Ezem,H2705H1088H61074Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,H513H1329H27675Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,H6860H1024H27016Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; [making] thirteen cities and their villages;H1034H8287H7969H6240H5892H26917Ain [with] Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; [making] four cities and their villages;H5871H7417H6281H6228H702H5892H26918And all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, or Ramah of the Negeb. This was the possession of the Simeonites according to their families.H2691H5439H5892H1192H7414H5045H5159H4294H1121H8095H49409Out of the part assigned to the Judahites was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, for the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them. Therefore the tribe of Simeon had its inheritance in the midst of Judah's inheritance.H2256H1121H3063H5159H1121H8095H2506H1121H3063H7227H1121H8095H5157H8432H515910The third lot came up for the tribe of Zebulun according to their families. The border of its inheritance extended to Sarid.H7992H1486H5927H1121H2074H4940H1366H5159H830111Then its boundary went up westward and on to Maralah and reached to Dabbesheth and to the brook east of Jokneam.H1366H5927H3220H4831H6293H1708H6293H5158H6440H336212And it turned from Sarid eastward to the border of Chisloth-tabor and it went out to Daberath and on up to Japhia,H7725H8301H6924H4217H8121H1366H3696H3318H1705H5927H330913Then passed eastward to Gath-hepher [Jonah's birthplace] and to Eth-kazin, and went on to Rimmon bending toward Neah.H5674H4217H6924H1662H6278H3318H7417H526914The boundary circled on the north to Hannathon, ending at the Valley of Iphtah-el.H1366H5437H6828H2615H8444H1516H331715Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities with their villages.H7005H5096H8110H3030H1035H8147H6240H5892H269116This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.H5159H1121H2074H4940H5892H269117The fourth lot fell to Issachar, to its people according to their families.H7243H1486H3318H3485H1121H3485H494018Their territory included: Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,H1366H3157H3694H776619Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,H2663H7866H58820Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,H7245H7191H7721Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.H7432H5873H5876H104822The boundary reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages.H1366H6293H8396H7831H1053H8444H1366H3383H8337H6240H5892H269123This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.H5159H4294H1121H3485H4940H5892H269124The fifth lot fell to the tribe of Asher according to their families.H2549H1486H3318H4294H1121H836H494025Their territory included: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,H1366H2520H2482H991H40726Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal; and on the west it touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath.H487H6008H4861H6293H3760H3220H788427Then it turned eastward to Beth-dagon, touching Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel, and continued in the north to Cabul,H7725H4217H8121H1016H6293H2074H1516H3317H6828H1025H5272H3318H3521H804028Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, even to populous Sidon.H5683H7340H2540H7071H7227H672129Then the boundary turned to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre; and it turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea--Mahalab, Achzib,H1366H7725H7414H4013H5892H6865H1366H7725H2621H8444H3220H2256H39230Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.H5981H663H7340H6242H8147H5892H269131This is the inheritance of the tribe of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.H5159H4294H1121H836H4940H5892H269132The sixth lot fell to the tribe of Naphtali according to their families.H8345H1486H3318H1121H5321H1121H5321H494033Their boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim and Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum; and it ended at the Jordan.H1366H2501H438H6815H129H5346H2995H3946H8444H338334Then the boundary turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and went from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah on the east at the Jordan.H1366H7725H3220H243H3318H2712H6293H2074H5045H6293H836H3220H3063H3383H4217H812135The fortified cities included Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,H4013H5892H6661H6863H2575H7557H367236Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,H128H7414H267437Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,H6943H154H587738Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities and their villages.H3375H4027H2765H1043H1053H8672H6240H5892H269139This is the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.H5159H4294H1121H5321H4940H5892H269140And the seventh lot fell to the tribe of Dan according to their families.H7637H1486H3318H4294H1121H1835H494041The territory of their inheritance included: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,H1366H5159H6881H847H590542Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,H8169H357H349443Elon, Timnah, Ekron,H356H8553H613844Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,H514H1405H119145Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,H3055H1139H166746Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the territory before Joppa.H4313H7542H1366H4136H330547The territory of the tribe of Dan had to be extended [because of the crowding in of the Amorites and Philistines]; so the sons of Dan went up to fight against Leshem (Laish) and took it and smote it with the sword and possessed it and dwelt there, and they called Leshem (Laish) Dan after Dan their [forefather].H1366H1121H1835H3318H1121H1835H5927H3898H3959H3920H5221H6310H2719H3423H3427H7121H3959H1835H8034H1835H148This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.H5159H4294H1121H1835H4940H5892H269149When they had finished dividing the land for inheritance by their boundaries, the Israelites gave an inheritance among them to Joshua son of Nun.H3615H776H5157H1367H1121H3478H5414H5159H3091H1121H5126H843250According to the word of the Lord they gave him the city for which he asked--Timnath-serah in the hills of Ephraim. And he built the city and dwelt in it.H6310H3068H5414H5892H7592H8556H2022H669H1129H5892H342751These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of Israel distributed by lot in Shiloh before the Lord at the door of the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing the land.H5159H499H3548H3091H1121H5126H7218H1H4294H1121H3478H5157H1486H7887H6440H3068H6607H168H4150H3615H2505H776
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