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the Dead Sea, which is the southern end of the Jordan River. This was the
southern boundary.
20 The eastern boundary was the Jordan River.
These were the boundaries of the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe
of Benjamin.
The Towns Given to Benjamin
21 These were the towns given to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, 22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23 Avvim,
Parah, Ophrah, 24 Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve towns with
their surrounding villages. 25 Also Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26 Mizpah,
Kephirah, Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zela, Haeleph, the Jebusite town
(that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen towns with their
surrounding villages.
This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
The Land Given to Simeon
The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon. Their
homeland was surrounded by Judah’s territory.
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Simeon’s homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, 3 Hazar-shual,
Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazarsusah, 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 Baalathbeer (also known as Ramah of the Negev).
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This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
Their allocation of land
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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.
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