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It goes out southward of
1the ascent of Akrabbim, passes along to Zin, and goes up south of Kadesh-barnea, along by Hezron, up to Addar, turns about to Karka,
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passes along to Azmon, goes out by
2the Brook of Egypt, and comes to its end at the sea. This shall be your south boundary.
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And the east boundary is the
3Salt Sea, to the mouth of the Jordan. And the boundary on the north side runs from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
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And the boundary goes up to
4Beth-hoglah and passes along north of
5Beth-arabah. And the boundary goes up to
6the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
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And the boundary goes up to Debir from
7the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite
8the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of
9En-shemesh and ends at
10En-rogel.
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Then the boundary goes up by
11the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the southern shoulder of the Jebusite (
12that is, Jerusalem). And the boundary goes up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom, on the west, at the northern end of the Valley
13of Rephaim.
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Then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain
14to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the boundary bends around to Baalah (
15that is, Kiriath-jearim).
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And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to
16Beth-shemesh and passes along by
17Timnah.
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The boundary goes out
18to the shoulder of the hill north of Ekron, then the boundary bends around to Shikkeron and passes along to Mount
19Baalah and goes out to Jabneel. Then the boundary comes to an end at the sea.
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And the west boundary was
20the Great Sea with its coastline. This is the boundary around the people of Judah according to their clans.
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According to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, he gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh a portion among the people of Judah,
21Kiriath-arba, that is,
22Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).