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Joshua 15

¹The families of the tribe of Judah received a part of the land described as follows: The land reached south to the southernmost point of the wilderness of Zin, at the border of Edom.

²This southern border ran from the south end of the Dead Sea,

³went southward from the Akrabbim Pass and on to Zin. It ran south of Kadesh Barnea, past Hezron and up to Addar, turned toward Karka,

⁴went on to Azmon, and followed the stream on the border of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, where the border ended. That was the southern border of Judah.

⁵The eastern border was the Dead Sea, all the way up to the inlet where the Jordan empties into it. The northern border began there,

⁶extended up to Beth Hoglah, and went north of the ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley. Then it went up to the Stone of Bohan (Bohan was a son of Reuben),

⁷from Trouble Valley up to Debir, and then turned north toward Gilgal, which faces Adummim Pass on the south side of the valley. It then went on to the springs of Enshemesh, out to Enrogel,

⁸and up through Hinnom Valley on the south side of the hill where the Jebusite city of Jerusalem was located. The border then proceeded up to the top of the hill on the west side of Hinnom Valley, at the northern end of Rephaim Valley.

⁹From there it went to the Springs of Nephtoah and out to the cities near Mount Ephron. There it turned toward Baalah (or Kiriath Jearim),

¹⁰where it circled west of Baalah toward the hill country of Edom, went on the north side of Mount Jearim (or Chesalon), down to Beth Shemesh, and on past Timnah.

¹¹The border then went out to the hill north of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, past Mount Baalah, and on to Jamnia. It ended at the Mediterranean Sea,

¹²which formed the western border. Within these borders lived the people of the families of Judah.

¹³As the LORD commanded Joshua, part of the territory of Judah was given to Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah. He received Hebron, the city belonging to Arba, father of Anak.

¹⁴Caleb drove the descendants of Anak out of the city---the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

¹⁵From there he went to attack the people living in Debir. (This city used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)

¹⁶Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the man who succeeds in capturing Kiriath Sepher."

¹⁷Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage.

¹⁸On the wedding day Othniel urged her to ask her father for a field. She got down from her donkey, and Caleb asked her what she wanted.

¹⁹She answered, "I want some water holes. The land you have given me is in the dry country." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

²⁰This is the land that the families of the tribe of Judah received as their possession.

²¹The cities farthest south that belonged to them, those that were near the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

²²Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

²³Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

²⁴Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

²⁵Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (or Hazor),

²⁶Amam, Shema, Moladah,

²⁷Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Bethpelet,

²⁸Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

²⁹Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

³⁰Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

³¹Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: twenty-nine cities in all, along with the towns around them.

³³The cities in the foothills were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

³⁴Zanoah, Engannim, Tappuah, Enam,

³⁵Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

³⁶Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, along with the towns around them.

³⁷There were also Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,

³⁸Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

³⁹Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

⁴⁰Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,

⁴¹Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities, along with the towns around them.

⁴²There were also Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

⁴³Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

⁴⁴Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities, along with the towns around them.

⁴⁵There was Ekron with its towns and villages,

⁴⁶and all the cities and towns near Ashdod, from Ekron to the Mediterranean Sea.

⁴⁷There were Ashdod and Gaza, with their towns and villages, reaching to the stream on the border of Egypt and the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

⁴⁸In the hill country there were Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

⁴⁹Dannah, Kiriath Sepher (or Debir),

⁵⁰Anab, Eshtemoa, Anim,

⁵¹Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities, along with the towns around them.

⁵²There were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

⁵³Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

⁵⁴Humtah, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, along with the towns around them.

⁵⁵There were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

⁵⁶Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities, along with the towns around them.

⁵⁸There were Halhul, Bethzur, Gedor,

⁵⁹Maarath, Bethanoth, and Eltekon: six cities, along with the towns around them.

⁶⁰There were Kiriath Baal (or Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities, along with the towns around them.

⁶¹In the desert there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

⁶²Nibshan, Salt City, and Engedi: six cities, along with the towns around them.

⁶³But the people of Judah were not able to drive out the Jebusites, who lived in Jerusalem. The Jebusites still live there with the people of Judah.