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Joshua 16

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The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan of Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel.

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It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth,

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descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the sea.

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So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.

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This was the territory of Ephraim, clan by clan: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon

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and continued to the sea. From Micmethath on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah on the east.

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Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.

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From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Ravine and ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, clan by clan.

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It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.

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They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.

Joshua 17

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This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph's firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh's firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers.

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So this allotment was for the rest of the people of Manasseh--the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.

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Now Zelophehad son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons but only daughters, whose names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.

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They went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." So Joshua gave them an inheritance along with the brothers of their father, according to the LORD's command.

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Manasseh's share consisted of ten tracts of land besides Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan,

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because the daughters of the tribe of Manasseh received an inheritance among the sons. The land of Gilead belonged to the rest of the descendants of Manasseh.

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The territory of Manasseh extended from Asher to Micmethath east of Shechem. The boundary ran southward from there to include the people living at En Tappuah.

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(Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah itself, on the boundary of Manasseh, belonged to the Ephraimites.)

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Then the boundary continued south to the Kanah Ravine. There were towns belonging to Ephraim lying among the towns of Manasseh, but the boundary of Manasseh was the northern side of the ravine and ended at the sea.

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On the south the land belonged to Ephraim, on the north to Manasseh. The territory of Manasseh reached the sea and bordered Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

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Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh also had Beth Shan, Ibleam and the people of Dor, Endor, Taanach and Megiddo, together with their surrounding settlements (the third in the list is Naphoth ).

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Yet the Manassites were not able to occupy these towns, for the Canaanites were determined to live in that region.

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However, when the Israelites grew stronger, they subjected the Canaanites to forced labor but did not drive them out completely.

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The people of Joseph said to Joshua, "Why have you given us only one allotment and one portion for an inheritance? We are a numerous people and the LORD has blessed us abundantly."

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"If you are so numerous," Joshua answered, "and if the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go up into the forest and clear land for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites."

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The people of Joseph replied, "The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have iron chariots, both those in Beth Shan and its settlements and those in the Valley of Jezreel."

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But Joshua said to the house of Joseph--to Ephraim and Manasseh--"You are numerous and very powerful. You will have not only one allotment

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but the forested hill country as well. Clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours; though the Canaanites have iron chariots and though they are strong, you can drive them out."

Joshua 18

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The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. The country was brought under their control,

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but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.

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So Joshua said to the Israelites: "How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?

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Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me.

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You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south and the house of Joseph in its territory on the north.

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After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the LORD our God.

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The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the LORD is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the LORD gave it to them."

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As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, "Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh in the presence of the LORD."

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So the men left and went through the land. They wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts, and returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh.

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Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.

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The lot came up for the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:

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On the north side their boundary began at the Jordan, passed the northern slope of Jericho and headed west into the hill country, coming out at the desert of Beth Aven.

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From there it crossed to the south slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth Addar on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

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From the hill facing Beth Horon on the south the boundary turned south along the western side and came out at Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a town of the people of Judah. This was the western side.

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The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

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The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim. It continued down the Hinnom Valley along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.

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It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth, which faces the Pass of Adummim, and ran down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

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It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah and on down into the Arabah.

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It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.

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The Jordan formed the boundary on the eastern side. These were the boundaries that marked out the inheritance of the clans of Benjamin on all sides.

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The tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, had the following cities: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

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Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

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Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

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Kephar Ammoni, Ophni and Geba--twelve towns and their villages.

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Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

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Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

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Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

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Zelah, Haeleph, the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah and Kiriath--fourteen towns and their villages. This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.

Joshua 19

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The second lot came out for the tribe of Simeon, clan by clan. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah.

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It included: Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah,

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Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem,

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Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

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Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah,

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Beth Lebaoth and Sharuhen--thirteen towns and their villages;

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Ain, Rimmon, Ether and Ashan--four towns and their villages--

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and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev). This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, clan by clan.

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The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the share of Judah, because Judah's portion was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within the territory of Judah.

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The third lot came up for Zebulun, clan by clan: The boundary of their inheritance went as far as Sarid.

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Going west it ran to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and extended to the ravine near Jokneam.

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It turned east from Sarid toward the sunrise to the territory of Kisloth Tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.

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Then it continued eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin; it came out at Rimmon and turned toward Neah.

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There the boundary went around on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.

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Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah and Bethlehem. There were twelve towns and their villages.

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These towns and their villages were the inheritance of Zebulun, clan by clan.

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The fourth lot came out for Issachar, clan by clan.

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Their territory included: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,

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Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

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Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,

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Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah and Beth Pazzez.

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The boundary touched Tabor, Shahazumah and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen towns and their villages.

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These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, clan by clan.

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The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.

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Their territory included: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,

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Allammelech, Amad and Mishal. On the west the boundary touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath.

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It then turned east toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.

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It went to Abdon, Rehob, Hammon and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

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The boundary then turned back toward Ramah and went to the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah and came out at the sea in the region of Aczib,

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Ummah, Aphek and Rehob. There were twenty-two towns and their villages.

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These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.

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The sixth lot came out for Naphtali, clan by clan:

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Their boundary went from Heleph and the large tree in Zaanannim, passing Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

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The boundary ran west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok. It touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west and the Jordan on the east.

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The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth,

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Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

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Kedesh, Edrei, En Hazor,

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Iron, Migdal El, Horem, Beth Anath and Beth Shemesh. There were nineteen towns and their villages.

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These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, clan by clan.

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The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan, clan by clan.

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The territory of their inheritance included: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

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Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

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Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

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Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,

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Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,

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Me Jarkon and Rakkon, with the area facing Joppa.

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(But the Danites had difficulty taking possession of their territory, so they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their forefather.)

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These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, clan by clan.

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When they had finished dividing the land into its allotted portions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them,

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as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the town he asked for--Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he built up the town and settled there.

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These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel assigned by lot at Shiloh in the presence of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. And so they finished dividing the land.

Joshua 20

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Then the LORD said to Joshua:

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"Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses,

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so that anyone who kills a person accidentally and unintentionally may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood.

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"When he flees to one of these cities, he is to stand in the entrance of the city gate and state his case before the elders of that city. Then they are to admit him into their city and give him a place to live with them.

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If the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the one accused, because he killed his neighbor unintentionally and without malice aforethought.

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He is to stay in that city until he has stood trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest who is serving at that time. Then he may go back to his own home in the town from which he fled."

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So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

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On the east side of the Jordan of Jericho they designated Bezer in the desert on the plateau in the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead in the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan in the tribe of Manasseh.

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Any of the Israelites or any alien living among them who killed someone accidentally could flee to these designated cities and not be killed by the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

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