Joshua 19

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The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah

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and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

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Beersheba Sheba

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Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

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Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

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Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,

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Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages.

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Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,

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and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.

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Joshua 19:9

The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.

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The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun: The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.

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It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.

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the river The river Kishon , which empties itself into the Mediterranean near mount Carmel , in the vicinity of which Jokneam was situated.

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From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.

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Japhia Probably Japha , a city of Galilee , near Jotapata , mentioned by Josephus.

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From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.

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Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el.

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It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.

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The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:

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Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,

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Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

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Haphraim A town called Aiphraim , in the time of Eusebius , six miles north of Legio.

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Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.

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The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.

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The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:

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Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph,

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Beten Probably the same as Bebeten or Batnai , mentioned by Eusebius , eight miles east from Ptolemais; and perhaps the Ecbatana which Pliny places not far from Ptolemais.

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Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,

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then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.

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Zebulun Situated on the sea coast , near Ptolemais.

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It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

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The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,

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Ramah Probably the Rama mentioned by Theodoret as a city of Syria; and placed in some maps between Sarepta and Sidon , eastward , near Lebanon.

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Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.

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This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.

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The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:

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Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

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Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.

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Judah As it is certain that the tribe of Naphtali did not border upon that of Judah , there being several tribes between , we should probably omit Judah , with the Septuagint; though it may have been a town so called.

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The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

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Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

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Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

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Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.

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Bethanath Eusebius mentions a town of the name of בפבםביבם , fifteen miles from Cesarea. . Diocesarea or Sephoris probably.

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The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:

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The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

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Irshemesh Supposed by some to be the same as Beth-shemesh in the tribe of Judah; but this latter city is evidently distinguished from it by being assigned by the tribe of Judah to the Levites . Joshua 21 . 16. Ir-shemesh rendered נןכיע בללבץע by the LXX , seems to be the same as Emmaus or Nicopolis , 22 miles south-east from Lydda , according to the Old Jerusalem Itinerary.

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Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

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Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

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Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

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Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

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Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.

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before or , over against

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(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

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Joshua 19:49

When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,

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as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.

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Joshua 19:51

These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

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