Joshua 18:20

20 And the Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.

Joshua 18:20 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:20

And Jordan was the border of it on the east side
It had Jordan on the east, Dan on the west, Judah on the south, and Joseph or Ephraim on the north:

this [was] the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts
thereof round about, according to their families;
this is the general description of the limits of this tribe, the particular cities in it follow.

Joshua 18:20 In-Context

18 and passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah.

19 And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward; and the boundaries of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border.

20 And the Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the Valley of Keziz,

22 and Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,