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The northern boundary of Benjamin’s land began at the Jordan River,
went north of the slope of Jericho, then west through the hill country
and the wilderness of Beth-aven. From there the boundary went south
to Luz (that is, Bethel) and proceeded down to Ataroth-addar on the
hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.
The boundary then made a turn and swung south along the western
edge of the hill facing B
eth-horon, ending at the village of K
iriath-baal
(that is, K
iriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. This
was the western boundary.
The southern boundary began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim.
From that western point it ran to the spring at the waters of Nephtoah,
and down to the base of the mountain beside the valley of Ben-
Hinnom, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. From there it
went down the valley of Hinnom, crossing south of the slope where
the Jebusites lived, and continued down to En-rogel. From En-rogel
the boundary proceeded in a northerly direction and came to En-
shemesh and on to Geliloth (which is across from the slopes of
Adummim). Then it went down to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was
Reuben’s son.) From there it passed along the north side of the slope
overlooking the Jordan Valley. The border then went down into the
valley, ran past the north slope of Beth-hoglah, and ended at the north
bay of the Dead Sea, which is the southern end of the Jordan River.
This was the southern boundary.
The eastern boundary was the Jordan River.
These were the boundaries of the homeland allocated to the clans of the
tribe of Benjamin.
These were the towns given to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, Kephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve
towns with their surrounding villages. Also Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah, Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, Zela, Haeleph,
the Jebusite town (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and K
iriath-jearim—
fourteen towns with their surrounding villages.
This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
The second allotment of land went to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
Their homeland was surrounded by Judah’s territory.
Simeon’s homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, Hazar-
shual, Balah, Ezem, Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth,