The Book of Joshua 15

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1 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast ⚑

2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea from the bay that looketh southward ⚑

3 And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim and passed along to Zin and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea and passed along to Hezron and went up to Adar and fetched a compass to Karkaa ⚑

4 From thence it passed toward Azmon and went out unto the river of Egypt and the goings out of that coast were at the sea this shall be your south coast ⚑

5 And the east border was the salt sea even unto the end of Jordan And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan ⚑

6 And the border went up to Beth-hogla and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben ⚑

7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor and so northward looking toward Gilgal that is before the going up to Adummim which is on the south side of the river and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel ⚑

8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite the same is Jerusalem and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward ⚑

9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah and went out to the cities of mount Ephron and the border was drawn to Baalah which is Kirjath-jearim ⚑

10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim which is Chesalon on the north side and went down to Beth-shemesh and passed on to Timnah ⚑

11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward and the border was drawn to Shicron and passed along to mount Baalah and went out unto Jabneel and the goings out of the border were at the sea ⚑

12 And the west border was to the great sea and the coast thereof This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families ⚑

13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua even the city of Arba the father of Anak which city is Hebron ⚑

14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai the children of Anak ⚑

15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher ⚑

16 And Caleb said He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher and taketh it to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife ⚑

17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz the brother of Caleb took it and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife ⚑

18 And it came to pass as she came unto him that she moved him to ask of her father a field and she lighted off her ass and Caleb said unto her What wouldest thou ⚑

19 Who answered Give me a blessing for thou hast given me a south land give me also springs of water And he gave her the upper springs and the nether springs ⚑

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

21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur ⚑

22 And Kinah and Dimonah and Adadah ⚑

23 And Kedesh and Hazor and Ithnan ⚑

24 Ziph and Telem and Bealoth ⚑

25 And Hazor Hadattah and Kerioth and Hezron which is Hazor ⚑

26 Amam and Shema and Moladah ⚑

27 And Hazar-gaddah and Heshmon and Beth-palet ⚑

28 And Hazar-shual and Beer-sheba and Bizjothjah ⚑

29 Baalah and Iim and Azem ⚑

30 And Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah ⚑

31 And Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah ⚑

32 And Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain and Rimmon all the cities are twenty and nine with their villages ⚑

33 And in the valley Eshtaol and Zoreah and Ashnah ⚑

34 And Zanoah and En-gannim Tappuah and Enam ⚑

35 Jarmuth and Adullam Socoh and Azekah ⚑

36 And Sharaim and Adithaim and Gederah and Gederothaim fourteen cities with their villages ⚑

37 Zenan and Hadashah and Migdal-gad ⚑

38 And Dilean and Mizpeh and Joktheel ⚑

39 Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon ⚑

40 And Cabbon and Lahmam and Kithlish ⚑

41 And Gederoth Beth-dagon and Naamah and Makkedah sixteen cities with their villages ⚑

42 Libnah and Ether and Ashan ⚑

43 And Jiphtah and Ashnah and Nezib ⚑

44 And Keilah and Achzib and Mareshah nine cities with their villages ⚑

45 Ekron with her towns and her villages ⚑

46 From Ekron even unto the sea all that lay near Ashdod with their villages ⚑

47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages Gaza with her towns and her villages unto the river of Egypt and the great sea and the border thereof ⚑

48 And in the mountains Shamir and Jattir and Socoh ⚑

49 And Dannah and Kirjath-sannah which is Debir ⚑

50 And Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim ⚑

51 And Goshen and Holon and Giloh eleven cities with their villages ⚑

52 Arab and Dumah and Eshean ⚑

53 And Janum and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah ⚑

54 And Humtah and Kirjath-arba which is Hebron and Zior nine cities with their villages ⚑

55 Maon Carmel and Ziph and Juttah ⚑

56 And Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah ⚑

57 Cain Gibeah and Timnah ten cities with their villages ⚑

58 Halhul Beth-zur and Gedor ⚑

59 And Maarath and Beth-anoth and Eltekon six cities with their villages ⚑

60 Kirjath-baal which is Kirjath-jearim and Rabbah two cities with their villages ⚑

61 In the wilderness Beth-arabah Middin and Secacah ⚑

62 And Nibshan and the city of Salt and En-gedi six cities with their villages ⚑

63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem the children of Judah could not drive them out but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day ⚑

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