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Territory of Simeon
Then the second lot fell to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah.
Then the second lot fell to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah.
The Land Given to Simeon
The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their homeland was surrounded by Judah’s territory.
The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their homeland was surrounded by Judah’s territory.
So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah,
Simeon’s homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
and Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages;
Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen — thirteen towns with their surrounding villages.
Ain, Rimmon and Ether and Ashan; four cities with their villages;
It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan — four towns with their villages,
and all the villages which were around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.
including all the surrounding villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also known as Ramah of the Negev).
This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
The inheritance of the sons of Simeon was taken from the portion of the sons of Judah, for the share of the sons of Judah was too large for them; so the sons of Simeon received an inheritance in the midst of Judah’s inheritance.
Their allocation of land came from part of what had been given to Judah because Judah’s territory was too large for them. So the tribe of Simeon received an allocation within the territory of Judah.
Territory of Zebulun
Now the third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun according to their families. And the territory of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.
The Land Given to Zebulun
The third allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun.
The boundary of Zebulun’s homeland started at Sarid.
Then their border went up to the west and to Maralah, it then touched Dabbesheth and reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.
From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam.
Then it turned from Sarid to the east toward the sunrise as far as the border of Chisloth-tabor, and it proceeded to Daberath and up to Japhia.
In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia.
From there it continued eastward toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and it proceeded to Rimmon which stretches to Neah.
Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah.
The border circled around it on the north to Hannathon, and it ended at the valley of Iphtahel.
The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el.
Included also were Kattah and Nahalal and Shimron and Idalah and Bethlehem; twelve cities with their villages.
The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem — twelve towns with their surrounding villages.
This was the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Zebulun included these towns and their surrounding villages.
Territory of Issachar
The fourth lot fell to Issachar, to the sons of Issachar according to their families.
The Land Given to Issachar
The fourth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Issachar.
Their territory was to Jezreel and included Chesulloth and Shunem,
Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
and Remeth and En-gannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzez.
Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.
The border reached to Tabor and Shahazumah and Beth-shemesh, and their border ended at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages.
The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River — sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.
The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Issachar included these towns and their surrounding villages.
Territory of Asher
Now the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families.
The Land Given to Asher
The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Asher.
Their territory was Helkath and Hali and Beten and Achshaph,
Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
and Allammelech and Amad and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel on the west and to Shihor-libnath.
Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
It turned toward the east to Beth-dagon and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; then it proceeded on north to Cabul,
then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul,
and Ebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.
The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and it ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.
Included also were Ummah, and Aphek and Rehob; twenty-two cities with their villages.
Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob — twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Asher included these towns and their surrounding villages.
Territory of Naphtali
The sixth lot fell to the sons of Naphtali; to the sons of Naphtali according to their families.
The Land Given to Naphtali
The sixth allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali.
Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim and Adami-nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan.
Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, and extended across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River.
Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and proceeded from there to Hukkok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south and touched Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the east.
The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer and Hammath, Rakkath and Chinnereth,
The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,
and Yiron and Migdal-el, Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh — nineteen towns with their surrounding villages.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Naphtali included these towns and their surrounding villages.
Territory of Dan
The seventh lot fell to the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families.
The Land Given to Dan
The seventh allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Dan.
The territory of their inheritance was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh,
The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,
and Me-jarkon and Rakkon, with the territory over against Joppa.
Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa.
The territory of the sons of Dan proceeded beyond them; for the sons of Dan went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. Then they struck it with the edge of the sword and possessed it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Dan included these towns and their surrounding villages.
When they finished apportioning the land for inheritance by its borders, the sons of Israel gave an inheritance in their midst to Joshua the son of Nun.
The Land Given to Joshua
After all the land was divided among the tribes, the Israelites gave a piece of land to Joshua as his allocation.
In accordance with the command of the LORD they gave him the city for which he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. So he built the city and settled in it.
For the LORD had said he could have any town he wanted. He chose Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and lived there.
These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the households of the tribes of the sons of Israel distributed by lot in Shiloh before the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing the land.