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The families of the tribe of Judah received a part of the land described as follows: The land reached south to the southernmost point of the wilderness of Zin, at the border of Edom.
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This southern border ran from the south end of the Dead Sea,
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went southward from the Akrabbim Pass and on to Zin. It ran south of Kadesh Barnea, past Hezron and up to Addar, turned toward Karka,
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went on to Azmon, and followed the stream on the border of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, where the border ended. That was the southern border of Judah.
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The eastern border was the Dead Sea, all the way up to the inlet where the Jordan empties into it. The northern border began there,
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extended up to Beth Hoglah, and went north of the ridge overlooking the Jordan Valley. Then it went up to the Stone of Bohan (Bohan was a son of Reuben),
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from Trouble Valley up to Debir, and then turned north toward Gilgal, which faces Adummim Pass on the south side of the valley. It then went on to the springs of Enshemesh, out to Enrogel,
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and up through Hinnom Valley on the south side of the hill where the Jebusite city of Jerusalem was located. The border then proceeded up to the top of the hill on the west side of Hinnom Valley, at the northern end of Rephaim Valley.
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From there it went to the Springs of Nephtoah and out to the cities near Mount Ephron. There it turned toward Baalah (or Kiriath Jearim),
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where it circled west of Baalah toward the hill country of Edom, went on the north side of Mount Jearim (or Chesalon), down to Beth Shemesh, and on past Timnah.
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The border then went out to the hill north of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, past Mount Baalah, and on to Jamnia. It ended at the Mediterranean Sea,
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which formed the western border. Within these borders lived the people of the families of Judah.
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As the LORD commanded Joshua, part of the territory of Judah was given to Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah. He received Hebron, the city belonging to Arba, father of Anak.
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Caleb drove the descendants of Anak out of the city---the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
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From there he went to attack the people living in Debir. (This city used to be called Kiriath Sepher.)
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Caleb said, "I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the man who succeeds in capturing Kiriath Sepher."
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Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage.
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On the wedding day Othniel urged her to ask her father for a field. She got down from her donkey, and Caleb asked her what she wanted.
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She answered, "I want some water holes. The land you have given me is in the dry country." So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
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This is the land that the families of the tribe of Judah received as their possession.
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The cities farthest south that belonged to them, those that were near the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
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Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
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Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
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Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (or Hazor),
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Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Bethpelet,
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Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,
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Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
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Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
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Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: twenty-nine cities in all, along with the towns around them.
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The cities in the foothills were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
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Zanoah, Engannim, Tappuah, Enam,
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Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
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Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, along with the towns around them.
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There were also Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad,
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Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,
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Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
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Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish,
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Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities, along with the towns around them.
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There were also Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
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Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
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Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities, along with the towns around them.
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There was Ekron with its towns and villages,
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and all the cities and towns near Ashdod, from Ekron to the Mediterranean Sea.
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There were Ashdod and Gaza, with their towns and villages, reaching to the stream on the border of Egypt and the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
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In the hill country there were Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
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Dannah, Kiriath Sepher (or Debir),
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Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities, along with the towns around them.
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There were Arab, Dumah, Eshan,
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Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,
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Humtah, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, along with the towns around them.
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There were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
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Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
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Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities, along with the towns around them.
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There were Halhul, Bethzur, Gedor,
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Maarath, Bethanoth, and Eltekon: six cities, along with the towns around them.
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There were Kiriath Baal (or Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities, along with the towns around them.
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In the desert there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,
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Nibshan, Salt City, and Engedi: six cities, along with the towns around them.
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But the people of Judah were not able to drive out the Jebusites, who lived in Jerusalem. The Jebusites still live there with the people of Judah.
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A part of the land west of the Jordan was assigned to some of the families descended from Joseph's older son Manasseh. Machir, the father of Gilead, was Manasseh's oldest son and a military hero, so Gilead and Bashan, east of the Jordan, were assigned to him.
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Land west of the Jordan was assigned to the rest of the families of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and they were heads of families.
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Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, did not have any sons, but only daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
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They went to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua son of Nun and to the leaders, and said, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us, as well as our male relatives, a part of the land to possess." So, as the LORD had commanded, they were given land along with their male relatives.
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This is why Manasseh received ten shares in addition to Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan,
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since his female descendants as well as his male descendants were assigned land. The land of Gilead was assigned to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.
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The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, east of Shechem. The border then went south to include the people of Entappuah.
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The land around Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah, on the border, belonged to the descendants of Ephraim.
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The border then went down to the stream Kanah. The cities south of the stream belonged to Ephraim, even though they were in the territory of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh proceeded along the north side of the stream and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
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Ephraim was to the south, and Manasseh was to the north, with the Mediterranean Sea as their western border. Asher was to the northwest, and Issachar to the northeast.
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Within the territories of Issachar and Asher, Manasseh possessed Beth Shan and Ibleam, along with their surrounding towns, as well as Dor (the one on the coast), Endor, Taanach, Megiddo, and their surrounding towns.
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The people of Manasseh, however, were not able to drive out the people living in those cities, so the Canaanites continued to live there.
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Even when the Israelites became stronger, they did not drive out all the Canaanites, but they did force them to work for them.
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The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua, "Why have you given us only one part of the land to possess as our own? There are very many of us because the LORD has blessed us."
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Joshua answered, "If there are so many of you and the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, then go into the forests and clear ground for yourselves in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim."
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They replied, "The hill country is not big enough for us, but the Canaanites in the plains have iron chariots, both those who live in Beth Shan and its surrounding towns and those who live in Jezreel Valley."
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Joshua said to the tribes of Ephraim and West Manasseh, "There are indeed many of you, and you are very powerful. You shall have more than one share.
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The hill country will be yours. Even though it is a forest, you will clear it and take possession of it from one end to the other. As for the Canaanites, you will drive them out, even though they do have iron chariots and are a strong people."
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Now, concerning what you wrote about food offered to idols. It is true, of course, that "all of us have knowledge," as they say. Such knowledge, however, puffs a person up with pride; but love builds up.
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Those who think they know something really don't know as they ought to know.
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But the person who loves God is known by him.
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So then, about eating the food offered to idols: we know that an idol stands for something that does not really exist; we know that there is only the one God.
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Even if there are so-called "gods," whether in heaven or on earth, and even though there are many of these "gods" and "lords,"
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yet there is for us only one God, the Father, who is the Creator of all things and for whom we live; and there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created and through whom we live.
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But not everyone knows this truth. Some people have been so used to idols that to this day when they eat such food they still think of it as food that belongs to an idol; their conscience is weak, and they feel they are defiled by the food.
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Food, however, will not improve our relation with God; we shall not lose anything if we do not eat, nor shall we gain anything if we do eat.
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Be careful, however, not to let your freedom of action make those who are weak in the faith fall into sin.
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Suppose a person whose conscience is weak in this matter sees you, who have so-called "knowledge," eating in the temple of an idol; will not this encourage him to eat food offered to idols?
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And so this weak person, your brother for whom Christ died, will perish because of your "knowledge"!
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And in this way you will be sinning against Christ by sinning against other Christians and wounding their weak conscience.
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So then, if food makes a believer sin, I will never eat meat again, so as not to make a believer fall into sin.
