The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people
of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in
the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah. And they had
for their inheritance Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
Balah, Ezem, Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth,
Hazar-susah, Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their
villages; Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities with their
villages, together with all the villages around these cities as far
as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of
the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans. The
inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of
the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was
too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in
the midst of their inheritance.

  The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to
their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far
as Sarid. Then their boundary goes up westward and on to Mareal and
touches Dabbesheth, then the brook that is east of Jokneam. From
Sarid it goes in the other direction eastward toward the sunrise to
the boundary of Chisloth-tabor. From there it goes to Daberath,
then up to Japhia. From there it passes along on the east toward
the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin, and going on to Rimmon it
bends toward Neah, then on the north the boundary turns about to
Hannathon, and it ends at the Valley of Iphtahel; and Kattath,
Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve cities with their
villages. This is the inheritance of the people of Zebulun,
according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

  The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar,
according to their clans. Their territory included Jezreel,
Chesulloth, Shunem, Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, Rabbith, Kishion,
Ebez, Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, Beth-pazzez. The boundary also
touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends
at the Jordan—sixteen cities with their villages. This is the
inheritance of the tribe of the people of Issachar, according to
their clans—the cities with their villages.

  The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher
according to their clans. Their territory included Helkath, Hali,
Beten, Achshaph, Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west it
touches Carmel and Shihor-libnath, then it turns eastward, it goes
to Beth-dagon, and touches Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtahel
northward to Beth-emek and Neiel. Then it continues in the north to
Cabul, Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, as far as Sidon the Great. Then
the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of
Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea;
Mahalab, Achzib, Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with
their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people
of Asher according to their clans—these cities with their villages.

  The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people
of Naphtali, according to their clans. And their boundary ran from
Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as
far as Lakkum, and it ended at the Jordan. Then the boundary turns
westward to Aznoth-tabor and goes from there to Hukkok, touching
Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at
the Jordan. The fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath,
Chinnereth, Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, Yiron,
Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen cities with
their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people
of Naphtali according to their clans—the cities with their
villages.

  The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan,
according to their clans. And the territory of its inheritance
included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,
Elon, Timnah, Ekron, Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, Jehud, Bene-
berak, Gath-rimmon, and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory
over against Joppa. When the territory of the people of Dan was
lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem,
and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took
possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the
name of Dan their ancestor. This is the inheritance of the tribe of
the people of Dan, according to their clans—these cities with their
villages.

  When they had finished distributing the several territories of
the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance
among them to Joshua the son of Nun. By command of the LORD they
gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country
of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it.

  These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest and Joshua the
son of Nun and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of
the people of Israel distributed by lot at Shiloh before the LORD,
at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing
the land.

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