Joshua 15

₁The 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. ₂This southern border ran from the south end of the Dead Sea, ₃went southwards from the Akrabbim Pass and on to Zin. It ran south of Kadesh Barnea, past Hezron and up to Addar, turned towards Karka, ₄went 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.

₅The eastern border was the Dead Sea, all the way up to the inlet where the Jordan empties into it.

The northern border began there, ₆extended 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), ₇from Trouble Valley up to Debir, and then turned north towards Gilgal, which faces Adummim Pass on the south side of the valley. It then went on to the springs of Enshemesh, out to Enrogel, ₈and up through the Valley of Hinnom 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 the Valley of Hinnom, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. ₉From there it went to the Springs of Nephtoah and out to the cities near Mount Ephron. There it turned towards Baalah (or Kiriath Jearim), ₁₀where it circled west of Baalah towards the hill country of Edom, went on the north side of Mount Jearim (or Chesalon), down to Beth Shemesh, and on past Timnah. ₁₁The border then went out to the hill north of Ekron, turned towards Shikkeron, past Mount Baalah, and on to Jamnia. It ended at the Mediterranean Sea, ₁₂which formed the western border.

Within these borders lived the people of the families of Judah.

₁₃As 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. ₁₄Caleb drove the descendants of Anak out of the city — the clans of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. ₁₅From there he went to attack the people living in Debir. (This city used to be called Kiriath Sepher.) ₁₆Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah in marriage to the man who succeeds in capturing Kiriath Sepher.” ₁₇Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother Kenaz, captured the city, so Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah in marriage. ₁₈On 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. ₁₉She answered, “I want some pools of water. The land you have given me is in the dry country.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

₂₀This is the land that the families of the tribe of Judah received as their possession. ₂₁The cities farthest south that belonged to them, those that were near the border of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, ₂₂Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ₂₃Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, ₂₄Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, ₂₅Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (or Hazor), ₂₆Amam, Shema, Moladah, ₂₇Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Bethpelet, ₂₈Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, ₂₉Baalah, Iim, Ezem, ₃₀Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, ₃₁Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, ₃₂Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon: 29 cities in all, along with the towns round them.

₃₃The cities in the foothills were Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, ₃₄Zanoah, Engannim, Tappuah, Enam, ₃₅Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, ₃₆Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities, along with the towns round them.

₃₇There were also Zenan, Hadashah, Migdalgad, ₃₈Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, ₃₉Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, ₄₀Cabbon, Lahmam, Chitlish, ₄₁Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen cities, along with the towns round them.

₄₂There were also Libnah, Ether, Ashan, ₄₃Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, ₄₄Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities, along with the towns round them.

₄₅There was Ekron with its towns and villages, ₄₆and all the cities and towns near Ashdod, from Ekron to the Mediterranean Sea.

₄₇There 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.

₄₈In the hill country there were Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, ₄₉Dannah, Kiriath Sepher (or Debir), ₅₀Anab, Eshtemoa, Anim, ₅₁Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven cities, along with the towns round them.

₅₂There were Arab, Dumah, Eshan, ₅₃Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, ₅₄Humtah, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities, along with the towns round them.

₅₅There were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, ₅₆Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, ₅₇Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities, along with the towns round them.

₅₈There were Halhul, Bethzur, Gedor, ₅₉Maarath, Bethanoth, and Eltekon: six cities, along with the towns round them.

₆₀There were Kiriath Baal (or Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities, along with the towns round them.

₆₁In the desert there were Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, ₆₂Nibshan, the city of Salt, and Engedi: six cities, along with the towns round them.

₆₃But 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.