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JOSHUA 19
2 Simeon’s
homeland included Beersheba,
Sheba, Moladah, 3 Hazar-shual, Balah,
Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag,
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, 6 Beth-lebaoth,
and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their
surrounding villages. 7 It also included Ain,
Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with
their villages, 8 including all the surrounding
villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also
known as Ramah of the Negev).
This was the homeland allocated to the clans
of the tribe of Simeon. 9 Their allocation of land
came from part of what had been given to Judah
because Judah’s territory was too large for them.
So the tribe of Simeon received an allocation
within the territory of Judah.
The Land Given to Zebulun
10 The third allotment of land went to the clans
of the tribe of Zebulun.
The boundary of Zebulun’s homeland started
at Sarid. 11 From there it went west, going
past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and
proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam.
12 In the other direction, the boundary went
east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor,
and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia.
13 Then it continued east to Gath-hepher,
Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward
Neah. 14 The northern boundary of Zebulun
passed Hannathon and ended at the valley
of Iphtah-el. 15 The towns in these areas
included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah,
and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their
surrounding villages.
16 The
homeland allocated to the clans of the
tribe of Zebulun included these towns and their
surrounding villages.
The Land Given to Issachar
17 The fourth allotment of land went to the clans
of the tribe of Issachar.
18 Its boundaries included the following towns:
Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, 19 Hapharaim,
Shion, Anaharath, 20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
21 Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and
Beth-pazzez. 22 The boundary also touched
Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh,
ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns
with their surrounding villages.
23 The
homeland allocated to the clans of the
tribe of Issachar included these towns and their
surrounding villages.
The Land Given to Asher
24 The fifth allotment of land went to the clans of
the tribe of Asher.
25 Its
boundaries included these
towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
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26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The
boundary on the west touched Carmel and
Shihor-libnath, 27 then it turned east toward
Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun
in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to
Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued
north to Cabul, 28 Abdon,* Rehob, Hammon,
Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon. 29 Then
the boundary turned toward Ramah and
the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward
Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea.*
The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib,
30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two
towns with their surrounding villages.
31 The
homeland allocated to the clans of the
tribe of Asher included these towns and their
surrounding villages.
The Land Given to Naphtali
32 The sixth allotment of land went to the clans
of the tribe of Naphtali.
33 Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the
oak at Zaanannim, and extended across
to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as
Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River. 34 The
western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor,
then to Hukkok, and touched the border of
Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher
on the west, and the Jordan River* on the
east. 35 The fortified towns included in
this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath,
Rakkath, Kinnereth, 36 Adamah, Ramah,
Hazor, 37 Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, 38 Yiron,
Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and
Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their
surrounding villages.
39 The
homeland allocated to the clans of the
tribe of Naphtali included these towns and their
surrounding villages.
The Land Given to Dan
40 The seventh allotment of land went to the
clans of the tribe of Dan.
41 The land allocated as their homeland
included the following towns: Zorah,
Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, 42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon,
Ithlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh,
Gibbethon, Baalath, 45 Jehud, Bene-berak,
Gath-rimmon, 46 Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the
territory across from Joppa.
47 But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking
possession of their land,* so they attacked
the town of Laish.* They captured it,
slaughtered its people, and settled there.
They renamed the town Dan after their
ancestor.
19:28 As in some Hebrew manuscripts (see also 21:30); most
Hebrew manuscripts read Ebron. 19:29 Hebrew the sea.
19:34 Hebrew and Judah at the Jordan River. 19:47a Or had
trouble holding on to their land. 19:47b Hebrew Leshem,
a variant spelling of Laish.