Joshua 18:11-19:48
Now the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot came out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward; it ended at the Wilderness of Beth Aven.The border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz( which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth Addar, near the hill that lies on the south side of Lower Beth Horon.Then the border extended around the west side to the south, from the hill that lies before Beth Horon southward; and it ended at Kirjath Baal( which is Kirjath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west side.The south side began at the end of Kirjath Jearim, and the border extended on the west and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is in the Valley of the Rephaim on the north, descended to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite city on the south, and descended to En Rogel.And it went around from the north, went out to En Shemesh, and extended toward Geliloth, which is before the Ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.Then it passed along toward the north side of Arabah, and went down to Arabah.And the border passed along to the north side of Beth Hoglah; then the border ended at the north bay at the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.The Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, according to their families.Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,Avim, Parah, Ophrah,Chephar Haammoni, Ophni, and Gaba: twelve cities with their villages;Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah,Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,Zelah, Eleph, Jebus( which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.They had in their inheritance Beersheba( Sheba), Moladah,Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages;Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities and their villages;and all the villages that were all around these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.The inheritance of the children of Simeon was included in the share of the children of Judah, for the share of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of that people.The third lot came out for the children of Zebulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.Their border went toward the west and to Maralah, went to Dabbasheth, and extended along the brook that is east of Jokneam.Then from Sarid it went eastward toward the sunrise along the border of Chisloth Tabor, and went out toward Daberath, bypassing Japhia.And from there it passed along on the east of Gath Hepher, toward Eth Kazin, and extended to Rimmon, which borders on Neah.Then the border went around it on the north side of Hannathon, and it ended in the Valley of Jiphthah El.Included were Kattath, Nahallal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.The fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.And their territory went to Jezreel, and included Chesulloth, Shunem,Haphraim, Shion, Anaharath,Rabbith, Kishion, Abez,Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.And the border reached to Tabor, Shahazimah, and Beth Shemesh; their border ended at the Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.And their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal; it reached to Mount Carmel westward, along the Brook Shihor Libnath.It turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon; and it reached to Zebulun and to the Valley of Jiphthah El, then northward beyond Beth Emek and Neiel, bypassing Cabul which was on the left,including Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.And the border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.Also Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob were included: twenty-two cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, for the children of Naphtali according to their families.And their border began at Heleph, enclosing the territory from the terebinth tree in Zaanannim, Adami Nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum; it ended at the Jordan.From Heleph the border extended westward to Aznoth Tabor, and went out from there toward Hukkok; it adjoined Zebulun on the south side and Asher on the west side, and ended at Judah by the Jordan toward the sunrise.And the fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath, and Beth Shemesh: nineteen cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.And the territory of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Jethlah,Elon, Timnah, Ekron,Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,Me Jarkon, and Rakkon, with the region near Joppa.And the border of the children of Dan went beyond these, because the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it; and they struck it with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and dwelt in it. They called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Joshua 17:1-13
There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and Bashan.And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, the children of Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying,“ The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore, according to the commandment of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side of the Jordan,because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh’s sons had the land of Gilead.And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.And the border descended to the Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook; and it ended at the sea.Southward it was Ephraim’s, northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border. Manasseh’s territory was adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns— three hilly regions.Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.
