Joshua 18:11-19:48
Now the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot lay between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.Their border on the north side was from the Jordan, then the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward, and it ended at the wilderness of Beth aven.Then from there the border continued to Luz, to the side of Luz( that is, Bethel) southward; and the border went down to Ataroth addar, near the hill which lies on the south of lower Beth horon.And the border changed direction from there and turned around on the west side southward, from the hill which lies opposite Beth horon southward; and it ended at Kiriath baal( that is, Kiriath jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the west side.Then the south side was from the edge of Kiriath jearim, and the border went westward and went to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah.Then the border went down to the edge of the hill which is in the Valley of Ben hinnom, which is in the Valley of Rephaim northward; and it went down to the Valley of Hinnom, to the slope of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En rogel.Then it turned northward and went to En shemesh, and went to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.And it continued to the side in front of the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.Then the border continued to the side of Beth hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the southern border.Moreover, the Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families, and according to its borders all around.Now the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth hoglah, and Emek keziz,Beth arabah, Zemaraim, and Bethel,Avvim, Parah, and Ophrah,Chephar ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages.Gibeon, Ramah, and Beeroth,Mizpeh, Chephirah, and Mozah,Rekem, Irpeel, and Taralah,Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city( that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their families.Then the second lot went to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families; and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah.So they had in their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah,Hazar shual, Balah, and Ezem,Eltolad, Bethul, and Hormah,Ziklag, Beth marcaboth, and Hazar susah,Beth lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages;Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages;and all the villages which were around these cities as far as Baalath beer, Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.The inheritance of the sons of Simeon was taken from the portion of the sons of Judah, because the share of the sons of Judah was too large for them; so the sons of Simeon received an inheritance in the midst of Judah’s inheritance.Now the third lot came up for the sons of Zebulun according to their families. And the territory of their inheritance was as far as Sarid.Then their border went up to the west and to Maralah, and it reached Dabbesheth and reached to the brook that is opposite Jokneam.Then it turned from Sarid to the east toward the sunrise as far as the border of Chisloth tabor, and it proceeded to Daberath and up to Japhia.From there it continued eastward toward the sunrise to Gath hepher, to Eth kazin, and it proceeded to Rimmon which stretches to Neah.Then the border circled around it on the north to Hannathon, and it ended at the Valley of Iphtahel.Included also were Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; twelve cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.The fourth lot went to Issachar, to the sons of Issachar according to their families.Their territory was to Jezreel and included Chesulloth, Shunem,Hapharaim, Shion, and Anaharath,Rabbith, Kishion, and Ebez,Remeth, En gannim, En haddah, and Beth pazzez.The border reached to Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth shemesh, and their border ended at the Jordan; sixteen cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.Now the fifth lot went to the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families.Their territory was Helkath, Hali, Beten, and Achshaph,Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel on the west and Shihor libnath.It turned toward the east to Beth dagon and reached Zebulun, and to the Valley of Iphtahel northward to Beth emek and Neiel; then it proceeded on north to Cabul,Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Great Sidon.The border turned to Ramah and to the fortified city of Tyre; then the border turned to Hosah, and it ended at the sea by the region of Achzib.Included also were Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob; twenty two cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.The sixth lot went to the sons of Naphtali; to the sons of Naphtali according to their families.Their border was from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami nekeb and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan.Then the border turned westward to Aznoth tabor and proceeded from there to Hukkok; and it reached Zebulun on the south and reached Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan toward the east.The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,Adamah, Ramah, and Hazor,Kedesh, Edrei, and En hazor,Yiron, Migdal el, Horem, Beth anath, and Beth shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.The seventh lot went to the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families.The territory of their inheritance was Zorah, Eshtaol, and Ir shemesh,Shaalabbin, Aijalon, and Ithlah,Elon, Timnah, and Ekron,Eltekeh, Gibbethon, and Baalath,Jehud, Bene berak, and Gath rimmon,Me jarkon, and Rakkon, with the territory opposite Joppa.The territory of the sons of Dan proceeded beyond them; for the sons of Dan went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. Then they struck it with the edge of the sword and took possession of it and settled in it; and they named Leshem Dan after the name of their father Dan.This was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Joshua 17:1-13
Now this was the lot for the tribe 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.So the lot was made for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, the sons of Helek, the sons of Asriel, the sons of Shechem, the sons of Hepher, and the sons of Shemida; these were the male descendants of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.However, Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying,“ The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So in accordance with the command of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.So ten portions fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,because the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons. And the land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the sons of Manasseh.The border of Manasseh ran from Asher to Michmethath which was east of Shechem; then the border went southward to the inhabitants of En tappuah.The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the sons of Ephraim.And the border went down to the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook( these cities belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh), and the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook, and it ended at the sea.The south side belonged to Ephraim and the north side to Manasseh, and the sea was their border; and they reached to Asher on the north and to Issachar on the east.In Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth shean and its towns and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; the third is Napheth.But the sons of Manasseh could not take possession of these cities, because the Canaanites persisted in living in this land.And it came about when the sons of Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.