Joshua 18:11-19:48
The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph.On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan. Then the boundary goes up to the shoulder north of Jericho, then up through the hill country westward, and it ends at the wilderness of Beth-aven.From there the boundary passes along southward in the direction of Luz, to the shoulder of Luz( that is, Bethel), then the boundary goes down to Ataroth-addar, on the mountain that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southward from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal( that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city belonging to the people of Judah. This forms the western side.And the southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim. And the boundary goes from there to Ephron, to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.Then the boundary goes down to the border of the mountain that overlooks the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim. And it then goes down the Valley of Hinnom, south of the shoulder of the Jebusites, and downward to En-rogel.Then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-shemesh, and from there goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim. Then it goes down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,and passing on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-arabah it goes down to the Arabah.Then the boundary passes on to the north of the shoulder of Beth-hoglah. And the boundary ends at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this is the southern border.The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin, according to their clans, boundary by boundary all around.Now the cities of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to their clans were Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, Geba— twelve cities with their villages:Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,Zela, Haeleph, Jebus( that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath-jearim— fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Benjamin according to its clans.The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah.And they had for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen— thirteen cities with their villages;Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan— four cities with their villages,together with all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans.The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid.Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam.From Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia.From there it passes along on the east toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it bends toward Neah,then on the north the boundary turns about to Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel;and Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem— twelve cities with their villages.This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun, according to their clans— these cities with their villages.The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans.Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez.The boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan— sixteen cities with their villages.This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to their clans— the cities with their villages.The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans.Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath,then it turns eastward, it goes to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to Cabul,Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great.Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab, Achzib,Ummah, Aphek and Rehob— twenty-two cities with their villages.This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans— these cities with their villages.The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans.And their boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan.Then the boundary turns westward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at the Jordan.The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh— nineteen cities with their villages.This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Naphtali according to their clans— the cities with their villages.The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans.And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,Elon, Timnah, Ekron,Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory over against Joppa.When the territory of the people of Dan was lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans— these cities with their villages.
Joshua 17:1-13
Then allotment was made to the people of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war.And allotments were made to the rest of the people of Manasseh by their clans, Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph, by their clans.Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters, and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.They approached Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders and said,“ The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brothers.” So according to the mouth of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.Thus there fell to Manasseh ten portions, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is on the other side of the Jordan,because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance along with his sons. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the people of Manasseh.The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, which is east of Shechem. Then the boundary goes along southward to the inhabitants of En-tappuah.The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the people of Ephraim.Then the boundary went down to the brook Kanah. These cities, to the south of the brook, among the cities of Manasseh, belong to Ephraim. Then the boundary of Manasseh goes on the north side of the brook and ends at the sea,the land to the south being Ephraim’s and that to the north being Manasseh’s, with the sea forming its boundary. On the north Asher is reached, and on the east Issachar.Also in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, and Ibleam and its villages, and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; the third is Naphath.Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.Now when the people of Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.