Joshua 15

1So this was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: The border of Edom at the Desert of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary.

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2Their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward.

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3Then it went out to the southern side of the Ascent of Akrabbim, passed along to Zin, ascended on the south side of Kadesh Barnea, passed along to Hezron, went up to Adar, and went around to Karkaa.

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4From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the Brook of Egypt; and the border ended at the sea. This is their southern border.

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5The east border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan, and the border on the northern quarter began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.

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6The border went up to Beth Hoglah and passed north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

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7Then the border went up toward Debir from the Valley of Achor, and it turned northward toward Gilgal, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. The border continued toward the waters of En Shemesh and ended at En Rogel.

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8The border went up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (which is Jerusalem). The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley of Rephaim northward.

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9Then the border went around from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the border went around to Baalah (which is Kirjath Jearim).

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10Then the border turned from Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim on the north (which is Chesalon), went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to Timnah.

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11The border went out to the side of Ekron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea.

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12The west border was the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families.

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13Now to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely, Kirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).

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14Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

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15Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher).

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16Then Caleb said, 'He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.'

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17So Othniel the son of Kenez, the younger brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.

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18Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, 'What do you wish?'

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19She answered, 'Give me a blessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.' So he gave her the upper spring and the lower springs.

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20This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

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21The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the South, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

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22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

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23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

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24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

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25Hazor, Hadattah, Kerioth, Hezron (which is Hazor),

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26Amam, Shema, Moladah,

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27Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

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28Hazar, Shual, Beersheba, Bizjothjah,

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29Baalah, Ijim, Ezem,

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30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

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31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

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32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: twenty-nine cities with their villages.

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33In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

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34Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

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35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

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36Sharaim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages;

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37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,

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38Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

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39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

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40Cabbon, Lahmas, Kithlish,

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41Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages;

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42Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

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43Jiphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

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44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages;

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45Ekron, with its towns and villages;

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46from Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages;

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47Ashdod with its towns and villages, Gaza with its town and villages—as far as the Brook of Egypt and the Great Sea with its coastline.

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48In the mountain country: Shamir, Jattir, Sochoh,

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49Dannah, Kirjath Sannah (which is Debir),

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50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

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51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages;

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52Arab, Dumah, Eshean,

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53Janum, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

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54Humtah, Kirjath Arba (which is Hebron), and Zior: nine cities with their villages;

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55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

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56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

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57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities with their villages;

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58Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

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59Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon: six cities with their villages;

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60Theco and Ephratha (which is Bethlehem), and Phagor and Aetan and Culon and Tatam and Thobes and Carem and Galem and Thether and Manocho: eleven cities and their villages;

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61Kirjath Baal (which is Kirjath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.

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62In the desert: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

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63Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities with their villages.

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64As for the Jebusites who dwelled in Jerusalem, the sons of Judah were not able to destroy them. So the Jebusites dwell in Jerusalem until this day.

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