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Territory of Judah
Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme south.
Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at the extreme 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.
Their south border was from the lower end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that turns to the south.
Then it proceeded southward to the ascent of Akrabbim and continued to Zin, then went up by the south of Kadesh-barnea and continued to Hezron, and went up to Addar and turned about to Karka.
It continued to Azmon and proceeded to the brook of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.
The east border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. And the border of the north side was 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,
Then the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and continued on the north of Beth-arabah, 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.)
The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and it ended 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 border went up the valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south (that is, Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain which is before the valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the valley of Rephaim toward the north.
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.
From the top of the mountain the border curved to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, then the border curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
The border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and continued to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is, Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh and continued through 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 border proceeded to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border curved to Shikkeron and continued to Mount Baalah and proceeded to Jabneel, and the border ended 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.
The west border was at the Great Sea, even its coastline. This is the border around the sons of Judah according to their families.
Now he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of the LORD to Joshua, namely, Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that 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.
Caleb drove out from there 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.
Then 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, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter as a wife.”
Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher.”
Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.
Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.
It came about that when she came to him, she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she alighted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”
Then she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So 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 sons of Judah according to their families.
The Towns Allotted to Judah
This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Judah.
Now the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the south 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-hezron (that is, Hazor),
Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
and Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain and Rimmon; in all, twenty-nine cities with their villages.
Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon — twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages.
In the lowland: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah,
and Shaaraim and Adithaim and Gederah and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.
Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim — fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.
and Gederoth, Beth-dagon 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 its towns and its villages;
The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages.
from Ekron even 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; as far as the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even 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.
In the hill country: 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 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.
and Maarath and 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 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.
Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem until 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.