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          DASV: Joshua 15    

1 The allotment for the tribe of Judah according to their clans
reached south to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin
at its southern most point.
2 Their southern border was from the southern bay of the
Salt (Dead) Sea;
3 and goes south of the Ascent of Scorpions, over to Zin,
where it went up to the south of Kadesh-barnea, and crossed
over to Hezron, and went up to Addar, and turned around to Karka.
4 From there it crossed over to Azmon, and extended to the Brook
of Egypt; and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was their
southern border.

5 The eastern border was the Salt (Dead) Sea, to the mouth of
the Jordan River. The northern border was from the bay where the
Jordan River enters the Salt Sea,
6 and went up to Beth-hoglah, and passes north of Beth-arabah;
and the border went up to the Stone of Bohan, who was the son
of Reuben.
7 From there the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor,
then northward, toward Gilgal, that is across from the Ascent
of Adummim, on the south side of the river; then the border passed
along to the waters of En-shemesh, and ended at En-rogel.
8 From there the border went up by the Valley of Ben-Hinnom to
the south side of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem); and the border
went up to the top of the mountain that lies to the west above
the Valley of Hinnom, that is at the north end of the Rephaim Valley.
9 The border continued from the top of the mountain to the spring
of the Waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns of
Mount Ephron, and went on to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
10 The border then turned west of Baalah to Mount Seir,
and crossed over to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north
(that is, Kesalon), then went down to Beth-shemesh and passed
along by Timnah.
11 The border went north of Ekron and turned toward Shikkeron,
and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went passed Jabneel
and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
12 The western border was the Great Sea (that is, the Mediterranean
Sea). This is the border around the tribe Judah according
to its clans.

13 He gave Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the tribe
of Judah, according to the Lord's command to Joshua,
even Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron). This Arba was the
father of Anak.
14 From there Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak:
Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.
15 He then went up against the inhabitants of Debir.
Now Debir was formerly called Kiriath-sepher.
16 Caleb said, "To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher
I will give Acsah my daughter as a wife."
17 So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb,
captured it and Caleb gave him Acsah his daughter as a wife.
18 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father
for a field. When she got off her donkey Caleb asked,
"What do you want?"
19 She replied, "Do me a favor since you have given me
land in the Negev, give me some springs of water as well."
So he gave her the upper and lower springs.

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah by their clans.
21 The towns of the tribe of Judah farthest to the south
by the border of Edom were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25 Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),
26 Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27 Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,
28 Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,
30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,
31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon: twenty-nine towns
in all with their villages.

33 In the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah and Gederothaim;
fourteen towns with their villages.
37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38 Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40 Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish,
41 Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah and Makkedah;
sixteen towns with their villages.
42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Aczib, Mareshah; nine town with
their villages.
45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
46 from Ekron west, all in the vicinity of Ashdod,
with their villages.
47 Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza,
its towns and its villages; to the brook of Egypt,
along the coast of the Great Sea.

48 In the hill-country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 Goshen, Holon, Giloh; eleven towns with
their villages.
52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
53 Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron),
and Zior; nine towns with their villages.
55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Jutah,
56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
57 Kain, Gibeah and Timnah; ten towns with their villages.
58 Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59 Maarath, Beth-anoth and Eltekon; six towns
with their villages.
60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah;
two towns with their villages.

61 In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibshan, and the City of Salt, and Engedi;
six towns with their villages.
63 But the people of Judah were not able to drive out the
Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites
live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

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