Joshua 15

15 ¹The lot for the tribe of Judah's sons, by clans, reached Edom's border, the Wilderness of Zin, southward to the southern tip. ²Their southern border ran from the end of the Dead Sea, from the bay that faces south. ³It went out south of Akrabbim Pass, passed to Zin, went up south of Kadesh-barnea, passed Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka. ⁴It continued to Azmon, out to the Wadi of Egypt, and the border ended at the sea. This is your southern border. ⁵East border: the Dead Sea to the Jordan's mouth. North border: from the sea's bay at the Jordan's mouth. ⁶The border went up to Beth-hoglah, passed north of Beth-arabah, and went up to Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. ⁷The border rose to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, facing the Ascent of Adummim south of the valley, then to the waters of En-shemesh, ending at En-rogel. ⁸Then the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusite city (Jerusalem), then up to the top of the mountain west of the Valley of Hinnom, at the north end of the Valley of Rephaim. ⁹From the mountain's top the border curved to the spring at Nephtoah's waters, ran to the cities of Mount Ephron, then curved to Baalah, that is, Kiriath-jearim. ¹⁰The border turned from Baalah west to Mount Seir, passed to the north slope of Mount Jearim (Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, then on to Timnah. ¹¹The border went to Ekron's north slope, curved to Shikkeron, passed Mount Baalah, went to Jabneel, and ended at the sea. ¹²The western border was the Mediterranean Sea and its coastline. This border surrounds Judah's descendants by their clans.

¹³To Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a share among Judah's descendants, as our Father commanded Joshua: Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron (Arba was Anak's father). ¹⁴From there Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, Anak's descendants. ¹⁵From there he went up against the inhabitants of Debir; the name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. ¹⁶Caleb said, "Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it—I will give him my daughter Achsah as wife." ¹⁷Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as wife. ¹⁸When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey, and Caleb asked, "What do you want?"

¹⁹She said, "Give me a blessing. Since you've given me Negev land, give me springs of water too." So he gave her the upper and lower springs.

²⁰This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their clans. ²¹The southernmost cities of Judah's tribe, toward Edom's border in the Negev: 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, Chesil, Hormah, ³¹Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, ³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—in all, twenty-nine cities, with their villages.

³³In the lowland: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, ³⁴Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, ³⁵Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, ³⁶Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—fourteen cities, with their villages.

³⁷Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, ³⁸Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel, ³⁹Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, ⁴⁰Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish, 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 its villages; ⁴⁶from Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages; ⁴⁷Ashdod with its towns and villages; Gaza with its towns and villages, to the Wadi of Egypt and the Great Sea with its coast.

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.

⁶³The Jebusites living in Jerusalem—Judah's descendants could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with Judah's descendants in Jerusalem to this day.