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The Territory of Judah
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.
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 border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:
And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast.
And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of 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 border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; and the border went 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 border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:
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.
And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
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.
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to 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.
And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were 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 border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
Caleb's Portion and Conquest
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
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 thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children 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 thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.
From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).
And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to 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, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.
And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether 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.
The Cities of Judah
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
The Towns Allotted to Judah
This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Judah.
And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,
Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon — twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages.
And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,
And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:
Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim — fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.
And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:
Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah — sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.
And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:
Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah — nine towns with their surrounding villages.
Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages.
From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.
Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
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 mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,
Judah also received the following towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh — eleven towns with their surrounding villages.
And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior — nine towns with their surrounding villages.
Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:
Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah — ten towns with their surrounding villages.
And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:
Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon — six towns with their surrounding villages.
Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, 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, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,
In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
And Nibshan, and 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.
As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto 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.