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The towns of Judah situated along the borders of Edom in the extreme
south 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 with their surrounding villages.
33 The following towns situated in the western foothills were also given
to Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34 Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, 36 Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and
Gederothaim—fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.
37 Also included were 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 surrounding
villages.
42 Besides these, there were Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah—nine towns with their surrounding villages.
45 The territory of the tribe of Judah also included Ekron and its
surrounding settlements and villages. 46 From Ekron the boundary extended
west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.
47 It 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.
48 Judah also received the following towns in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir,
Socoh, 49 Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), 50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51 Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven towns with their surrounding villages.
52 Also included were the towns of Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53 Janim, Bethtappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine
towns with their surrounding villages.
55 Besides these, there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56 Jezreel, Jokdeam,
Zanoah, 57 Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten towns with their surrounding
villages.
58 In addition, there were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59 Maarath, Beth-anoth,
and Eltekon—six towns with their surrounding villages.
60 There were also Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah—two
towns with their surrounding villages.
61 In the wilderness there were the towns of Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62 Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six towns with their surrounding
villages.
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But 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 ofJudah
to this day.
