The Territory of Judah
1The lot for the tribe of Judah, by its clans, reached the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the far south. 2Their southern border began at the tip of the Salt Sea, at the bay that faces south, 3and ran out southward to the Ascent of Scorpions, crossed to Zin, went up on the south side of Kadesh-barnea, passed by Hezron, climbed to Addar, and turned toward Karka. 4From there it passed to Azmon and went out to the Wadi of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This was their southern border. 5The eastern border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north side began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan 6and went up to Beth-hoglah, passed north of Beth-arabah, and climbed to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 7The border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, then turned north toward Gilgal, facing the Ascent of Adummim, south of the wadi. It passed on to the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel. 8From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom, along the southern slope of the Jebusites — that is, Jerusalem — and climbed to the top of the mountain facing the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. 9From the top of that mountain the border curved to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, went out to the cities of Mount Ephron, and bent toward Baalah — that is, Kiriath-jearim. 10From Baalah it circled westward to Mount Seir, passed along the northern slope of Mount Jearim — that is, Chesalon — went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah. 11The border went on to the northern slope of Ekron, bent toward Shikkeron, passed by Mount Baalah, ran out to Jabneel, and ended at the sea. 12The western border was the coast of the Great Sea. This was the boundary surrounding the people of Judah, by their clans.
Caleb Takes Hebron and Debir
13To Caleb son of Jephunneh, Joshua gave a portion among the people of Judah, as Yahweh had commanded him: Kiriath-arba — that is, Hebron, named for the father of Anak. 14From there Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak — Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. 15From there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; Debir was formerly called Kiriath-sepher. 16Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as his wife.” 17Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, captured it, and Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as his wife. 18When she arrived, she urged him to ask her father for a field. As she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?” 19She answered, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. 20This was the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, by its clans.
The Towns of Judah
21The cities of the tribe of Judah at the far end, near the border of Edom in the Negev, were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron — that is, Hazor — 26Amam, Shema, Moladah, 27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet, 28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 29Baalah, Iim, Ezem, 30Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon — twenty-nine cities in all, with their villages. 33In the lowlands: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah — or Gederothaim — fourteen cities, with their villages. 37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, 38Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel, 39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 40Cabbon, Lahmam, Kitlish, 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah — sixteen cities, with their villages. 42Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 43Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah — nine cities, with their villages. 45Ekron, with its towns and villages; 46from Ekron westward, all the towns near Ashdod, with their villages; 47Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coast of the Great Sea. 48In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah — that is, Debir — 50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh — eleven cities, with their villages. 52Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba — that is, Hebron — and Zior — nine cities, with their villages. 55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah — ten cities, with their villages. 58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon — six cities, with their villages. 60Kiriath-baal — that is, Kiriath-jearim — and Rabbah — two cities, with their villages. 61In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 62Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi — six cities, with their villages. 63As for the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive them out. The Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day.
