Joshua 19

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Simeonʼs Inheritance

¹The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:

Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah

²and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, ³Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, ⁴Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, ⁵Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, ⁶Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages.

⁷Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages, ⁸and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev).

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon. ⁹The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judahʼs descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judahʼs portion.

Zebulunʼs Inheritance

¹⁰The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun:

The border of their inheritance stretched as far as Sarid.

¹¹It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam. ¹²From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia. ¹³From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah. ¹⁴Then the border circled around the north side of Neah to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah-el. ¹⁵It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.

¹⁶This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Zebulun, including these cities and their villages.

Issacharʼs Inheritance

¹⁷The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:

¹⁸Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem, ¹⁹Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, ²⁰Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, ²¹Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez. ²²The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.

²³This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.

Asherʼs Inheritance

²⁴The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:

²⁵Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, ²⁶Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath, ²⁷then turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left. ²⁸It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon. ²⁹The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib, ³⁰Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.

³¹This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.

Naphtaliʼs Inheritance

³²The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:

³³Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan. ³⁴Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east. ³⁵The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, ³⁶Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, ³⁷Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, ³⁸Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.

³⁹This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.

Danʼs Inheritance

⁴⁰The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:

⁴¹The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, ⁴²Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, ⁴³Elon, Timnah, Ekron, ⁴⁴Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, ⁴⁵Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, ⁴⁶Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.

⁴⁷(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)

⁴⁸This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Dan, including these cities and their villages.

Joshuaʼs Inheritance

⁴⁹When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them, ⁵⁰as the Lord had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it.

⁵¹These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.

Footnotes (4)

a v28 Some Hebrew manuscripts Abdon; see Joshua 21:30.
b v29 That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea
c v34 Hebrew; LXX west, and the Jordan
d v50 Timnath-serah is also known as Timnath-heres; see Judges 2:9.

Study notes on this chapter · 1

Prophecy & fulfillmentWidely held reading

Simeon and Levi scattered in Israel

Jacob says that because of Simeon and Levi's violence at Shechem, he will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel. Levi received no tribal territory but 48 towns across the tribes, and Simeon's inheritance lay within Judah's.

When: Genesis (traditionally c. 1800 BC); the land allotment, c. 1400 BC.

Original passageGenesis 49:5–7

Where the New Testament applies itJoshua 19:1–9Joshua 21:1–3

Editorial note by BibleWay. Interpretations vary; dates are approximate scholarly estimates.

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Joshua 19

Simeonʼs Inheritanceⓘ

Zebulunʼs Inheritanceⓘ

Issacharʼs Inheritanceⓘ

Asherʼs Inheritanceⓘ

Naphtaliʼs Inheritanceⓘ

Danʼs Inheritanceⓘ

Joshuaʼs Inheritanceⓘ