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The Land Given to the Tribe of Judah

15The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin.H1486H4294H1121H3063H4940H1366H123H4057H6790H5045H7097H8486 2The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea,H5045H1366H7097H4417H3220H3956H6437H5045 3ran south of Scorpion Pass into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka.H3318H5045H4610H5674H6790H5927H5045H6947H5674H2696H5927H146H5437H7173 4From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea. This was their southern boundary.H5674H6111H3318H5158H4714H8444H1366H3220H5045H1366 5The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea,H6924H1366H4417H3220H7097H3383H1366H6828H6285H3956H3220H7097H3383 6went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben's son.)H1366H5927H1031H5674H6828H1026H1366H5927H68H932H1121H7205 7From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel.H1366H5927H1688H6010H5911H6828H6437H1537H5227H4608H131H5045H5158H1366H5674H4325H5885H8444H5883 8The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.H1366H5927H1516H1121H2011H5045H3802H2983H3389H1366H5927H7218H2022H6440H1516H2011H3220H7097H6010H7497H6828 9From there the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).H1366H8388H7218H2022H4599H4325H5318H3318H5892H2022H6085H1366H8388H1173H7157 10The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah.H1366H5437H1173H3220H2022H8165H5674H3802H2022H3297H3693H6828H3381H1053H5674H8553 11The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.H1366H3318H3802H6138H6828H1366H8388H7942H5674H2022H1173H3318H2995H8444H1366H3220 12The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea. These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah.H3220H1366H1419H3220H1366H1366H1121H3063H5439H4940

The Land Given to Caleb

13The LORD commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah's territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak's ancestor.H3612H1121H3312H5414H2506H8432H1121H3063H413H6310H3068H3091H7151H704H7153H1H6061H2275 14Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.H3612H3423H7969H1121H6061H8344H289H8526H3211H6061 15From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).H5927H3427H1688H8034H1688H6440H7158 16Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher."H3612H559H5221H7158H3920H5414H5915H1323H802 17Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel's wife.H6274H1121H7073H251H3612H3920H5414H5915H1323H802 18When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What's the matter?"H935H5496H7592H1H7704H6795H2543H3612H559 19She said, "Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.H559H5414H1293H5414H5045H776H5414H1543H4325H5414H5942H1543H8482H1543

The Towns Allotted to Judah

20This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Judah.H5159H4294H1121H3063H4940 21The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south 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, Beersheba, Biziothiah,H2705H884H964 29Baalah, Iim, Ezem,H1173H5864H6107 30Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,H513H3686H2767 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,H6860H4089H5578 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages.H3822H7978H5871H7417H5892H6242H8672H2691 33The following towns situated in the western foothills were also given to Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,H8219H847H6881H823 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,H2182H5873H8599H5879 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,H3412H5725H7755H5825 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.H8189H5723H1449H1453H702H6240H5892H2691 37Also included were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,H6799H2322H4028 38Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,H1810H4708H3371 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,H3923H1218H5700 40Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish,H3522H3903H3798 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.H1450H1016H5279H4719H8337H6240H5892H2691 42Besides these, there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan,H3841H6281H6228 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,H3316H823H5334 44Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah—nine towns with their surrounding villages.H7084H392H4762H8672H5892H2691 45The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages.H6138H1323H2691 46From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.H6138H3220H3027H795H2691 47It also included Ashdod with its surrounding settlements and villages and Gaza with its settlements and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.H795H1323H2691H5804H1323H2691H5158H4714H1419H1366H3220H1366 48Judah also received the following towns 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 surrounding villages.H1657H2473H1542H259H6240H5892H2691 52Also included were the towns of Arab, Dumah, Eshan,H694H1746H824 53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,H3241H1054H664 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine towns with their surrounding villages.H2547H7153H2275H6730H8672H5892H2691 55Besides these, there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,H4584H3760H2128H3194 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,H3157H3347H2182 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten towns with their surrounding villages.H7014H1390H8553H6235H5892H2691 58In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,H2478H1049H1446 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six towns with their surrounding villages.H4638H1042H515H8337H5892H2691 60There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their surrounding villages.H7154H7157H7237H8147H5892H2691 61In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,H4057H1026H4081H5527 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their surrounding villages.H5044H5898H5872H8337H5892H2691 63But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day.H2983H3427H3389H1121H3063H3201H3201H3423H2983H3427H1121H3063H3389H3117


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