Chapter 15

¹Now the lot of the children of Juda by their kindreds was this: From the frontier of Edom, to the desert of Sin southward, and to the uttermost part of the south coast. ²Its beginning was from the top of the most salt sea, and from the bay thereof, that looketh to the south. ³And it goeth out towards the ascent of the Scorpion, and passeth on to Sina: and ascendeth into Cadesbarne, and reacheth into Esron, going up to Addar, and compassing Carcaa. ⁴And from thence passing along into Asemona, and reaching the torrent of Egypt: and the bounds thereof shall be the great sea, this shall be the limit of the south coast. ⁵But on the east side the beginning shall be the most salt sea even to the end of the Jordan: and towards the north, from the bay of the sea unto the same river Jordan. ⁶And the border goeth up into Beth-Hagla, and passeth by the north into Beth-Araba: going up to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben. ⁷And reaching as far as the borders of Debara from the valley of Achor, and so northward looking towards Galgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adommin, on the south side of the torrent: and the border passeth the waters that are called the fountain of the sun: and the goings out thereof shall be at the fountain Rogel. ⁸And it goeth up by the valley of the son of Ennom on the side of the Jebusite towards the south, the same is Jerusalem: and thence ascending to the top of the mountain, which is over against Geennom to the west in the end of the valley of Raphaim, northward. ⁹And it passeth on from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the water of Nephtoa: and reacheth to the towns of mount Ephron: and it bendeth towards Baala, which is Cariathiarim, that is to say, the city of the woods. ¹⁰And it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir: and passeth by the side of mount Jarim to the north into Cheslon: and goeth down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna. ¹¹And it reacheth northward to a part of Accaron at the side: and bendeth to Sechrona, and passeth mount Baala: and cometh into Jebneel, and is bounded westward with the great sea. ¹²These are the borders round about of the children of Juda in their kindreds. ¹³But to Caleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda, as the Lord had commanded him: Cariath-Arbe the father of Enac. which is Hebron. ¹⁴And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Ehac, Sesai and Ahiman. and Tholmai of the race of Enac. ¹⁵And going up from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir, which before was called Cariath-Sepher, that is to say, the city of letters. ¹⁶And Caleb said: He that shall smite Cariath-Sepher, and take it, I will give him Axa my daughter to wife. ¹⁷And Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Axa his daughter to wife. ¹⁸And as they were going together, she was moved by her husband to ask a field of her father, and she sighed as she sat on her ass. And Caleb said to her: What aileth thee? ¹⁹But she answered: Give me a blessing: thou hast given me a southern and dry land, give me also a land that is watered. And Caleb gave her the upper and the nether watery ground. ²⁰This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Juda by their kindreds. ²¹And the cities from the uttermost parts of the children of Juda by the borders of Edom to the south, were Cabseel and Eder and Jagur, ²²And Cina and Dimona and Adada, ²³And Cades and Asor and Jethnam, ²⁴Ziph and Telem and Baloth, ²⁵New Asor and Carioth, Hesron, which is Asor. ²⁶Amam, Sama and Molada, ²⁷And Asergadda and Hassemon and Bethphelet, ²⁸And Hasersual and Bersabee and Baziothia, ²⁹And Baala and Jim and Esem, ³⁰And Eltholad and Cesil and Harma, ³¹And Siceleg and Medemena and Sensenna, ³²Lebaoth and Selim and Aen and Remmon: all the cities twenty-nine, and their villages. ³³But in the plains: Estaol and Sarea and Asena, ³⁴And Zanoe and Engannim and Taphua and Enaim, ³⁵And Jerimoth and Adullam, Socho and Azeca, ³⁶And Saraim and Adithaim and Gedera and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, and their villages. ³⁷Sanan and Hadassa and Magdalgad, ³⁸Delean and Masepha and Jecthel, ³⁹Lachis and Bascath and Eglon, ⁴⁰Chebbon and Leheman and Cethlis, ⁴¹And Gideroth and Bethdagon and Naama and Maceda: sixteen cities, and their villages. ⁴²Labana and Ether and Asan, ⁴³Jephtha and Esna and Nesib, ⁴⁴And Ceila and Achzib and Maresa: nine cities, and their villages. ⁴⁵Accaron with the towns and villages thereof. ⁴⁶From Accaron even to the sea: all places that lie towards Azotus and the villages thereof. ⁴⁷Azotus with its towns and villages. Gaza with its towns and villages, even to the torrent of Egypt, and the great sea that is the border thereof. ⁴⁸And in the mountain Samir and Jether and Socoth, ⁴⁹And Danna and Cariath-senna, this is Dabir : ⁵⁰Anab and Istemo and Anim, ⁵¹Gosen and Olon and Gilo: eleven cities and their villages. ⁵²Arab and Ruma and Esaan, ⁵³And Janum and Beththaphua and Apheca, ⁵⁴Athmatha and Cariath-Arbe, this is Hebron and Sior: nine cities and their villages. ⁵⁵Maon and Carmel and Ziph and Jota, ⁵⁶Jezrael and Jucadam and Zanoe, ⁵⁷Accain, Gabaa and Thamna: ten cities and their villages. ⁵⁸Halhul, and Bessur, and Gedor, ⁵⁹Mareth, and Bethanoth, and Eltecon: six cities and their villages. ⁶⁰Cariathbaal, the same is Cariathiarim, the city of woods, and Arebba: two cities and their villages. ⁶¹In the desert Betharaba, Meddin and Sachacha, ⁶²And Nebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi: six cities and their villages. ⁶³But the children of Juda could not destroy the Jebusite that dwelt in Jerusalem: and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Juda in Jerusalem until this present day.