Joshua 18:13-28 ▼

13 From there the border crossed over (almond tree) to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel (house of God)) and went down to Ataroth-addar (crowns of glory) on the hill south of (house of hollowness) Lower Beth-horon.

14 On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon (house of hollowness) on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (city of Baal) (that is, Kiriath-jearim (city of forests)), a city of the sons of Judah (praised). This was the western side.

15 On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim (city of forests) and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah (opening).

16 Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom (lamentation) at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites (Jerusalemites) and downward to En-rogel (fount of the fuller).

17 From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh (fountain of the sun) and on to Geliloth (circuits) facing the Ascent of Adummim (ruddy one), and continued down to the Stone of Bohan (thumb) son of Reuben (behold a son).

18 Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah [slope facing the Arabah] and went down into the valley.

19 The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah (house of the partridge) and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea (the Dead Sea), at the mouth of the Jordan (flowing down). This was the southern border.

20 On the east side the border was the Jordan (flowing down). These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin (son of the right hand).

21 These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin (son of the right hand): Jericho (city of palms), Beth-hoglah (house of the partridge), Emek-keziz (cut off),

22 Beth-arabah (house of the desert valley), Zemaraim (double fleece of wool), Bethel (house of God),

23 Avvim (ruins), Parah (heifer-town), Ophrah (fawn),

24 Chephar-ammoni (village of the Ammonites), Ophni (mouldy), and Geba (hill)—twelve cities, along with their villages.

25 Gibeon (hill city), Ramah (hill), Beeroth (wells),

26 Mizpeh (watchtower), Chephirah (lioness), Mozah (fountain),

27 Rekem (variegation), Irpeel (God will heal), Taralah (reeling),

28 Zelah (a rib), Haeleph (thousand), Jebus [the Jebusite] (that is, Jerusalem (city of peace)), Gibeah \Gibeath/, and Kiriath-jearim [Kiriath] fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin (son of the right hand).