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Joshua 15

Joshua 15:1WEB

The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

Joshua 15:2WEB

Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;

Joshua 15:3WEB

and it went out southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and went up by the south of Kadesh Barnea, and passed along by Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka;

Joshua 15:4WEB

and it passed along to Azmon, went out at the brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This shall be your south border.

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The east border was the Salt Sea, even to the end of the Jordan. The border of the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the end of the Jordan.

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The border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

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The border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that faces the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river. The border passed along to the waters of En Shemesh, and ended at En Rogel.

Joshua 15:8WEB

The border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the side of the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem) southward; and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the farthest part of the valley of Rephaim northward.

Joshua 15:9WEB

The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);

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and the border turned about from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the side of Mount Jearim (also called Chesalon) on the north, and went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;

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and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.

Joshua 15:12WEB

The west border was to the shore of the great sea. This is the border of the children of Judah according to their families.

Joshua 15:13WEB

He gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron).

“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”

Joshua 15:14WEB

Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

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He went up against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.

Joshua 15:16WEB

Caleb said, “He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

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Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

Joshua 15:18WEB

When she came, she had him ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey, and Caleb said, “What do you want?”

Joshua 15:19WEB

She said, “Give me a blessing. Because you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

Joshua 15:20WEB

This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

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The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

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Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

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Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

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Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

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Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (also called Hazor),

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Amam, Shema, Moladah,

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Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

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Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

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Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

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Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

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Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

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Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine, with their villages.

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In the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

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Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

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Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

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Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim); fourteen cities with their villages.

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Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,

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Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

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Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

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Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,

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Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages.

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Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

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Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

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Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages.

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Ekron, with its towns and its villages;

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from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

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Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with its coastline.

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In the hill country, Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Joshua 15:49WEB

Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (which is Debir),

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Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

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Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

Joshua 15:52WEB

Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

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Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

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Humtah, Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), and Zior; nine cities with their villages.

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Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,

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Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

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Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages.

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Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

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Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages.

Joshua 15:60WEB

Kiriath Baal (also called Kiriath Jearim), and Rabbah; two cities with their villages.

Joshua 15:61WEB

In the wilderness, Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

Joshua 15:62WEB

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi; six cities with their villages.

Joshua 15:63WEB

As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah couldn’t drive them out; but the Jebusites live with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.

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