Joshua 15:17-60

¹⁷Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, captured the city. So Caleb gave his daughter to him.

¹⁸When Caleb's daughter married Othniel, she told him to ask her father to give her a field. Then Acsah went to talk with her father Caleb. As she got down from her donkey, Caleb asked her, “Do you want something?”

¹⁹Acsah replied, “Yes, I want you to do something for me. You have given me some land in the southern part of Canaan, but there is no water there. So please give me some land that has springs.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs near Hebron.

²⁰Here is a list of the towns in the land that God had promised to give to the tribe of Judah. Each clan was allotted some of the land.

²¹The tribe of Judah was allotted all these towns in the southern desert area of Canaan, near the border of the Edom region: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

²²Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

²³Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

²⁴Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

²⁵Hazor-Hadattah, Kerioth-Hezron (which is also named Hazor),

²⁶Amam, Shema, Molodah,

²⁷Hazar-Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-Pelet,

²⁸Hazar-Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

²⁹Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

³⁰Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,

³¹Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were twenty-nine towns altogether and their surrounding villages.

³³The tribe of Judah was allotted these towns in the northern part of the western foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

³⁴Zanoah, En-Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

³⁵Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

³⁶Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (which is also named Gederothaim). Altogether there were fourteen towns and their surrounding villages.

³⁷The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the southern part of the western foothills: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-Gad,

³⁸Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

³⁹Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

⁴⁰Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,

⁴¹Gederoth, Beth-Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah. There were sixteen towns altogether and their surrounding villages.

⁴²The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the central part of the western foothills: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

⁴³Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

⁴⁴Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. There were nine town altogether, with their surrounding villages.

⁴⁵The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns close to the Mediterranean Sea with their surrounding villages: Ekron and the towns between Ekron and the coast, Ashdod, and Gaza. The area extended south to the dry riverbed on the border of Egypt.

⁴⁸The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the southwest part of the hilly region: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

⁴⁹Dannah, Kiriath-Sannah (which is now named Debir),

⁵⁰Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

⁵¹Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. There were eleven towns with their surrounding villages.

⁵²The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the south-central part of the hilly region: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

⁵³Janim, Beth-Tappuah, Aphekah,

⁵⁴Humtah, Kiriath-Arba (which is now named Hebron), and Zior. There were nine towns altogether with their surrounding villages.

⁵⁵The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the southeastern part of the hilly region: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

⁵⁶Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. There were ten towns altogether with their surrounding villages.

⁵⁸The tribe of Judah was also allotted these towns in the central part of the hilly region: Halhul, Beth-Zur, Gedor,

⁵⁹Maarath, Beth-Anoth, and Eltekon. There were six towns altogether with their surrounding villages.

⁶⁰The tribe of Judah was also allotted two towns in the northern part of the hilly region, Rabbah and Kiriath-Baal (which is also named Kiriath-Jearim).