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KINGDOMS
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The eastern boundary extended along the Dead Sea to the mouth of
the Jordan River.
The northern boundary began at the bay where the Jordan River
empties into the Dead Sea, went up from there to B
eth-hoglah, then
proceeded north of Beth-arabah to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was
Reuben’s son.) From that point it went through the valley of Achor
to Debir, turning north toward Gilgal, which is across from the
slopes of Adummim on the south side of the valley. From there the
boundary extended to the springs at En-shemesh and on to E
n-rogel.
The boundary then passed through the valley of Ben-Hinnom, along
the southern slopes of the Jebusites, where the city of Jerusalem is
located. Then it went west to the top of the mountain above the valley
of Hinnom, and on up to the northern end of the valley of Rephaim.
From there the boundary extended from the top of the mountain to
the spring at the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the towns on
Mount Ephron. Then it turned toward Baalah (that is, K
iriath-jearim).
The boundary circled west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passed along
to the town of Kesalon on the northern slope of Mount Jearim, and
went down to Beth-shemesh and on to Timnah. The boundary then
proceeded to the slope of the hill north of Ekron, where it turned
toward Shikkeron and Mount Baalah. It passed Jabneel and ended at
the Mediterranean Sea.
The western boundary was the shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea.
These are the boundaries for the clans of the tribe of Judah.
The Lord commanded Joshua to assign some of Judah’s territory to Caleb
son of Jephunneh. So Caleb was given the town of Kiriath-arba (that is,
Hebron), which had been named after Anak’s ancestor. Caleb drove out
the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and
Talmai, the sons of Anak.
From there he went to fight against the people living in the town
of Debir (formerly called Kiriath-sepher). Caleb said, “I will give my
daughter Acsah in marriage to the one who attacks and captures K
iriath-
sepher.” Othniel, the son of Caleb’s brother Kenaz, was the one who
conquered it, so Acsah became Othniel’s wife.
When Acsah married Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for
a field. As she got down off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What’s the
matter?”
She said, “Give me another gift. You have already given me land in
the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her
the upper and lower springs.