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25 Some of the Judeans lived in the villages near their farms: Kiriath Arba (Hebron) and suburbs Dibon and suburbs Jekabzeel and suburbs
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As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
26 eshua Moladah Beth Pelet
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in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,
27 Hazar Shual Beersheba and suburbs
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in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its settlements,
28 Ziklag Meconah and suburbs
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in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,
29 En Rimmon Zorah Jarmuth
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in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah Adullam and their towns Lachish and its fields Azekah and suburbs. They were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
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Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its settlements. So they were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 The Benjaminites from Geba lived in: Micmash Aijah Bethel and its suburbs
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The descendants of the Benjamites from Geba lived in Mikmash, Aija, Bethel and its settlements,
32 Anathoth Nob and Ananiah
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in Anathoth, Nob and Ananiah,
33 Hazor Ramah and Gittaim
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in Hazor, Ramah and Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat
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in Hadid, Zeboim and Neballat,
35 Lod and Ono and the Valley of the Craftsmen.
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in Lod and Ono, and in Ge Harashim.
36 Also some of the Levitical groups of Judah were assigned to Benjamin.
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Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
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