1   This is the territory allotted to the tribe of the sons of Judah family by family. It started from the Edomite frontier at the wilderness of Zin and ran as far as the Negeb at its southern end, 2   and it had a common border with the Negeb at the end of the Dead Sea, where an inlet of water bends towards the Negeb. 3   It continued from the south by the ascent of Akrabbim, passed by Zin, went up from the south of Kadesh-barnea, passed by Hezron, went on to Addar and turned round to Karka. 4   It then passed along to Azmon, reached the Torrent of Egypt, and its limit was the sea. This was their ^note southern boundary.

5   The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan and the adjacent land northwards from the inlet of the sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. 6   The boundary goes up to Beth-hoglah; it passes north of Beth-arabah and thence to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben, 7   thence to Debir from the Vale of Achor, and then turns north to the districts ^note in front of the ascent of Adummim south of the gorge. The boundary then passes the waters of En-shemesh and the limit there is En-rogel. 8   It then goes up by the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is Jerusalem). Thence it goes up to the top of the hill which faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west; this is at the northern end of the Vale of Rephaim. 9   The boundary then bends round from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, runs round to the cities of Mount Ephron and round to Baalah, that is Kiriath-jearim. 10   It then continues westwards from Baalah to Mount Seir, passes on to the north side of the slope of Mount Jearim, that is Kesalon, down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah. 11   The boundary then goes north to the slope of Ekron, bends round to Shikkeron, crosses to Mount Baalah and reaches Jabneel; its limit is the sea. 12   The western boundary is the Great Sea and the land adjacent. This is the whole circuit of the boundary of the tribe of Judah family by family.

13   Caleb son of Jephunneh received his share of the land within the tribe of Judah as the Lord had said to Joshua. It was Kiriath-arba, that is Hebron. 14   This Arba was the ancestor of the Anakim. Caleb drove out the three Anakim: these were Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, descendants of Anak. 15   From there he attacked the inhabitants of Debir; the name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. 16   Caleb announced that

The division of the land among the tribes whoever should attack Kiriath-sepher and capture it would receive his daughter Achsah in marriage. 17   Othniel, son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, captured it, and Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah. 18   When she came to him, he incited her ^note to ask her father for a piece of land. As she sat on the ass, she broke wind, and Caleb asked her, ‘What did you mean by that?’ 19   She replied, ‘I want a favour from you. You have put me in this dry Negeb; you must give me pools of water as well.’ So Caleb gave her the upper pool and the lower pool.

20   This is the patrimony of the tribe of the sons of Judah family by family. 21   These are the cities belonging to the tribe of Judah, the full count. By the Edomite frontier in the Negeb: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, Kinah, 22    23    24   Dimonah, Ararah, ^note Kedesh, Hazor, ^note Ithnan, Ziph, ^note Telem, Bealoth, 25    26   Hazor-hadattah, ^note Kerioth-hezron, ^note Amam, Shema, Moladah, Hazar-gaddah, 27    28   Heshmon, ^note Beth-pelet, Hazar-shual, Beersheba and its villages, ^note 29    30    31   Baalah, Iyim, ^note Ezem, Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, Ziklag, Madmannah, 32   Sansannah, Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities with their hamlets.

33    34   In the Shephelah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, 35    36   Enam, Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, namely both parts of Gederah: fourteen cities with their hamlets. 37    38   Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel, 39    40   Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, Cabbon, Lahmas, ^note Kithlish, Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: 41   sixteen cities with their hamlets. 42    43   Libnah, Ether, ^note Ashan, Jiphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their hamlets. 44    45   Ekron, with its villages and hamlets, 46   and from Ekron westwards, all the cities near Ashdod and their hamlets. 47   Ashdod with its villages and hamlets, Gaza with its villages and hamlets as far as the Torrent of Egypt and the Great Sea and the land adjacent.

48    49   In the hill-country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah, that is Debir, Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: 50    51    eleven cities in all with their hamlets. 52    53   Arab, Dumah, Eshan, Janim, Beth-tappuah, 54   Aphek, ^note Humtah, Kiriath-arba, that is Hebron, and Zior: nine cities in all with their hamlets. 55   Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah: 56    57   ten cities in all with their hamlets. 58    59   Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six cities in all with their hamlets. Tekoa, Ephrathah, that is Bethlehem, Peor, Etam, Culom, Tatam, Sores, Carem, Gallim, Baither, and Manach: eleven cities in all with their hamlets. ^note 60   Kiriath-baal,

The division of the land among the tribes that is Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah: two cities with their hamlets.

61    62   In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, Irmelach, and En-gedi: six cities with their hamlets.

63   At Jerusalem, the men of Judah were unable to drive out the Jebusites who lived there, and to this day Jebusites and men of Judah live together in Jerusalem.

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