MSB JOS Chapter 19

Simeon’s Inheritance

The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon

• Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah 2 and included vvv Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, 3 vvv Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, vvv Beth-marcaboth, vvv Hazar-susah, 6 vvv 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, 8 and all the villages surrounding these cities as vvv far as Baalath-beer( Ramah of the Negev).

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon 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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Zebulun’s Inheritance

The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun:

• The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid. 11 [It] went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam. 12 From Sarid it turned eastward along the border vvv of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia. 13 From there it crossed eastward vvv to Gath-hepher vvv and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah. 14 Then the border circled around the north side [of Neah] to Hannathon and ended at the Valley vvv of Iphtah-el. 15 It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, vvv and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
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This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.

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Issachar’s Inheritance

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

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• Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, 19 Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, 20 Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, 21 Remeth, vvv En-gannim, vvv En-haddah, vvv and Beth-pazzez. 22 The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, vvv and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
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This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar including [these] cities and their villages.

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Asher’s Inheritance

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

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• Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, 26 Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west [the border] touched vvv Carmel and Shihor-libnath, 27 then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley vvv of Iphtah-el, and went north vvv to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left. 28 [It went on] to Ebron,[fn] Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. 29 The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea[fn] in the region of Achzib, 30 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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Naphtali’s Inheritance

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, vvv passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan. 34 Then the border turned westward vvv to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan[fn] on the east 35 The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, 36 Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, 37 Kedesh, Edrei, vvv En-hazor, 38 Iron, vvv Migdal-el, Horem, vvv Beth-anath, vvv and Beth-shemesh. [There were] nineteen cities, along with their villages.
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This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali including [these] cities and their villages.

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Dan’s Inheritance

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, vvv Ir-shemesh, 42 Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, 45 Jehud, vvv Bene-berak, vvv Gath-rimmon, 46 vvv Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
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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 vvv to the sword. So they took possession of [Leshem], settled there, and renamed [it] after their father Dan

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

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Joshua’s Inheritance

When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them, 50 as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah[fn] in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. vvv He rebuilt the city and settled in it.

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