1This was the land given by lot to the tribe of the people of Judah, family by family. It reached south to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin, which is the farthest part of the south.
2Their southern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces south.
3It ran out to the south of the ascent of Akrabbim, went on to Zin, and went up on the south side to Kadesh-barnea. It passed by Hezron, went up to Adar, and turned round to Karkaa.
4From there it passed on toward Azmon and came out at the river of Egypt. The border ended at the sea. This shall be your southern border.
5The eastern border was the Salt Sea, as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The border on the north side began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
6The border went up to Beth-hogla and passed north of Beth-arabah. Then it went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
7The border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and turned north, facing Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, on the south side of the river. Then the border passed on to the waters of En-shemesh, and it ended at En-rogel.
8The border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite city, that is, Jerusalem. Then the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies west of the valley of Hinnom, at the northern end of the valley of the giants.
9From the top of the hill the border was drawn to the spring of the water of Nephtoah, and came out at the cities of mount Ephron. Then the border was drawn to Baalah, that is, Kirjath-jearim.
10The border turned from Baalah westward to mount Seir, passed along the north side of mount Jearim, that is, Chesalon, went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah.
11The border came out at the north side of Ekron. Then it was drawn to Shicron, passed along to mount Baalah, and came out at Jabneel. The border ended at the sea.
12The western border was the Great Sea and its coast. This was the border all around the people of Judah, family by family.
13To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the people of Judah, as the LORD had commanded Joshua. It was the city of Arba, the father of Anak, that is, Hebron.
14Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.
15From there he went up against the people living in Debir. The name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
16Caleb said, "Whoever attacks Kirjath-sepher and takes it, I will give him my daughter Achsah as his wife."
17Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it. So Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as his wife.
18When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. She got down off her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"
19She answered, "Give me a blessing. You have given me land in the south; give me springs of water too." So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
20This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah, family by family.
21The farthest cities of the tribe of the people of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the south, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,
23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,
24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
25Hazor, Hadattah, Kerioth and Hezron, that is, Hazor,
26Amam, Shema, Moladah,
27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-palet,
28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Bizjothjah,
29Baalah, Iim, Azem,
30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,
31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon. In all there were twenty-nine cities, with their villages.
33In the valley: Eshtaol, Zoreah, Ashnah,
34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam,
35Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,
36Sharaim, Adithaim, Gederah and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages.
37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,
38Dilean, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
40Cabbon, Lahmam, Kithlish,
41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah and Makkedah: sixteen cities with their villages.
42Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
43Jiphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,
44Keilah, Achzib and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.
45Ekron, with its towns and its villages.
46From Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages.
47Ashdod with its towns and its villages, Gaza with its towns and its villages, as far as the river of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coast.
48In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,
49Dannah, Kirjath-sannah, that is, Debir,
50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,
51Goshen, Holon and Giloh: eleven cities with their villages.
52Arab, Dumah, Eshean,
53Janum, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
54Humtah, Kirjath-arba, that is, Hebron, and Zior: nine cities with their villages.
55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,
58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,
59Maarath, Beth-anoth and Eltekon: six cities with their villages.
60Kirjath-baal, that is, Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah: two cities with their villages.
61In the wilderness: Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah,
62Nibshan, the City of Salt and En-gedi: six cities with their villages.