Joshua
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- The allotment for the tribe of Judah, clan
by clan, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the
extreme south.
- Their southern boundary started from the
bay at the southern end of the Salt Sea,
- crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued
on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron
up to Addar and curved around to Karka.
- It then passed along to Azmon and joined
the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the sea. This is their southern boundary.
- The eastern boundary is the Salt Sea as
far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the bay
of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
- went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north
of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
- The boundary then went up to Debir from
the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim
south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came
out at En Rogel.
- Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom
along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there
it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern
end of the Valley of Rephaim.
- From the hilltop the boundary headed toward
the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron
and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).
- Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount
Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued
down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah.
- It went to the northern slope of Ekron,
turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel.
The boundary ended at the sea.
- The western boundary is the coastline of
the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their
clans.
- In accordance with the LORD'S command to
him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah -- Kiriath Arba,
that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
- From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites
-- Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai -- descendants of Anak.
- From there he marched against the people
living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher).
- And Caleb said, "I will give my daughter
Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher."
- Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took
it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.
- One day when she came to Othniel, she urged
him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked
her, "What can I do for you ?"
- She replied, "Do me a special favor.
Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water."
So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
- This is the inheritance of the tribe of
Judah, clan by clan:
- The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah
in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
- Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
- Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
- Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
- Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is,
Hazor),
- Amam, Shema, Moladah,
- Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,
- Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
- Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
- Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
- Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
- Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon -- a total
of twenty-nine towns and their villages.
- In the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah,
Ashnah,
- Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
- Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
- Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim)
-- fourteen towns and their villages.
- Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,
- Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
- Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
- Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,
- Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah
-- sixteen towns and their villages.
- Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
- Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
- Keilah, Aczib and Mareshah -- nine towns
and their villages.
- Ekron, with its surrounding settlements
and villages;
- west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity
of Ashdod, together with their villages;
- Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and
villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt
and the coastline of the Great Sea.
- In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
- Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir),
- Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
- Goshen, Holon and Giloh -- eleven towns
and their villages.
- Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
- Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
- Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and
Zior -- nine towns and their villages.
- Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
- Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
- Kain, Gibeah and Timnah -- ten towns and
their villages.
- Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,
- Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon -- six towns
and their villages.
- Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and
Rabbah -- two towns and their villages.
- In the desert: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
- Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi --
six towns and their villages.
- Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites,
who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the
people of Judah.
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