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The Allotment for Judah
The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south.
The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south.
The Land Given to the Tribe of Judah
The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin.
The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin.
And their south boundary ran from the end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.
It 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, turns about to Karka,
passes along to Azmon, goes out by the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.
And the east boundary is the Salt 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.
The 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,
The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea,
And the boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah and passes along north of Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben’s son.)
And 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.
From 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.
Then the boundary goes up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite (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.
The 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.
Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh and passes along by Timnah.
The 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.
The boundary goes out to the shoulder 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.
The 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.
And the west boundary was the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.
According to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah, Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).
The Land Given to Caleb
The 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.
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak.
Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites — the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
And he went up from there against the inhabitants of Debir. Now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).
And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.”
Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”
And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.
When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she got off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
She 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.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans.
The Towns Allotted to Judah
This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Judah.
The cities belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, toward the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages.
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon — twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages.
And in the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.
Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim — fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.
Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.
Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah — sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.
Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah — nine towns with their surrounding villages.
Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages.
from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.
From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.
Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the Brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastline.
It 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.
And in the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
Judah also received the following towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh — eleven towns with their surrounding villages.
Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior — nine towns with their surrounding villages.
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages.
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah — ten towns with their surrounding villages.
Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon — six towns with their surrounding villages.
Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah — two towns with their surrounding villages.
In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and Engedi: six cities with their villages.
Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi — six towns with their surrounding villages.
But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
But 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.