Joshua 15

The Land Given to the Tribe of Judah

15The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin.H1486H4294H1121H3063H4940H1366H123H4057H6790H5045H7097H84862The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea

,H5045H1366H7097H4417H3220H3956H6437H50453ran south of Scorpion Pass

into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where it turned toward Karka.H3318H5045H4610H5674H6790H5927H5045H6947H5674H2696H5927H146H5437H71734From there it passed to Azmon until it finally reached the Brook of Egypt, which it followed to the Mediterranean Sea

. This was their southern boundary.H5674H6111H3318H5158H4714H8444H1366H3220H5045H13665The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea,H6924H1366H4417H3220H7097H3383H1366H6828H6285H3956H3220H7097H33836went up from there to Beth-hoglah, then proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben's son.)H1366H5927H1031H5674H6828H1026H1366H5927H68H932H1121H72057From that point it went through the valley of Achor to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to En-rogel.H1366H5927H1688H6010H5911H6828H6437H1537H5227H4608H131H5045H5158H1366H5674H4325H5885H8444H58838The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.H1366H5927H1516H1121H2011H5045H3802H2983H3389H1366H5927H7218H2022H6440H1516H2011H3220H7097H6010H7497H68289From there the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah

, and from there to the towns on Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).H1366H8388H7218H2022H4599H4325H5318H3318H5892H2022H6085H1366H8388H1173H715710The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah.H1366H5437H1173H3220H2022H8165H5674H3802H2022H3297H3693H6828H3381H1053H5674H855311The boundary then proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.H1366H3318H3802H6138H6828H1366H8388H7942H5674H2022H1173H3318H2995H8444H1366H322012The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea

. These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah.H3220H1366H1419H3220H1366H1366H1121H3063H5439H4940

The Land Given to Caleb

13The LORD commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah's territory to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), which had been named after Anak's ancestor.H3612H1121H3312H5414H2506H8432H1121H3063H413H6310H3068H3091H7151H704H7153H1H6061H227514Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.H3612H3423H7969H1121H6061H8344H289H8526H3211H606115From there he went to fight against the people living in the town of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher).H5927H3427H1688H8034H1688H6440H715816Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures Kiriath-sepher."H3612H559H5221H7158H3920H5414H5915H1323H80217Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, was the one who conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel's wife.H6274H1121H7073H251H3612H3920H5414H5915H1323H80218When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him

to ask her father for a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What's the matter?"H935H5496H7592H1H7704H6795H2543H3612H55919She said, "Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.H559H5414H1293H5414H5045H776H5414H1543H4325H5414H5942H1543H8482H1543

The Towns Allotted to Judah

20This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Judah.H5159H4294H1121H3063H494021The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme south were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,H7097H5892H4294H1121H3063H1366H123H5045H6909H5740H301722Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,H7016H1776H573523Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,H6943H2674H349724Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,H2128H2928H117525Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),H2674H2675H7152H2696H267426Amam, Shema, Moladah,H538H8090H413727Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,H2693H2829H104628Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,H2705H884H96429Baalah, Iim, Ezem,H1173H5864H610730Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,H513H3686H276731Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,H6860H4089H557832Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine towns with their surrounding villages.H3822H7978H5871H7417H5892H6242H8672H269133The following towns situated in the western foothills

were also given to Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,H8219H847H6881H82334Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,H2182H5873H8599H587935Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,H3412H5725H7755H582536Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.H8189H5723H1449H1453H702H6240H5892H269137Also included were Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,H6799H2322H402838Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,H1810H4708H337139Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,H3923H1218H570040Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish,H3522H3903H379841Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.H1450H1016H5279H4719H8337H6240H5892H269142Besides these, there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan,H3841H6281H622843Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,H3316H823H533444Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah—nine towns with their surrounding villages.H7084H392H4762H8672H5892H269145The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its surrounding settlements and villages.H6138H1323H269146From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.H6138H3220H3027H795H269147It also included Ashdod with its surrounding settlements and villages and Gaza with its settlements and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.H795H1323H2691H5804H1323H2691H5158H4714H1419H1366H3220H136648Judah also received the following towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,H2022H8069H3492H775549Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),H1837H7158H168850Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,H6024H851H604451Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven towns with their surrounding villages.H1657H2473H1542H259H6240H5892H269152Also included were the towns of Arab, Dumah, Eshan,H694H1746H82453Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,H3241H1054H66454Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine towns with their surrounding villages.H2547H7153H2275H6730H8672H5892H269155Besides these, there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,H4584H3760H2128H319456Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,H3157H3347H218257Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten towns with their surrounding villages.H7014H1390H8553H6235H5892H269158In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,H2478H1049H144659Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six towns with their surrounding villages.H4638H1042H515H8337H5892H269160There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two towns with their surrounding villages.H7154H7157H7237H8147H5892H269161In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,H4057H1026H4081H552762Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their surrounding villages.H5044H5898H5872H8337H5892H269163But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day.H2983H3427H3389H1121H3063H3201H3201H3423H2983H3427H1121H3063H3389H3117