Joshua 15:1-12

The Territory Allotted to Judah

15¹ The lot for the people of Judah, their clans, extended south to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the extreme south. ² The southern border ran from the tip of the Salt Sea south of The Tongue; ³ it ran southward from Scorpions Pass, went around Zin and just south of Kadesh Barnea; then it ran past Hezron, ascended to Addar, and curved around to Karka; ⁴ from there it passed along to Azmon, came out at the Brook of Egypt, ending at the Sea. This is the southern boundary. ⁵ The eastern boundary: the Salt Sea up to the mouth of the Jordan. ⁶ went up to Beth Hoglah and around to the north of Beth Arabah and to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. ⁷ The border then ascended to Debir from Trouble Valley and turned north toward Gilgal, which lies opposite Red Pass, just south of the gorge. The border then followed the Waters of En Shemesh and ended at En Rogel. ⁸ The border followed the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite ridge (that is, Jerusalem). It ascended to the top of the mountain opposite Hinnom Valley on the west, at the northern end of Rephaim Valley; ⁹ the border then took a turn at the top of the mountain to the spring, the Waters of Nephtoah, and followed the valley out to Mount Ephron, turned toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim), ¹⁰ took another turn west of Baalah to Mount Seir, curved around to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah. ¹¹ The border then went north to the ridge of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and came out at Jabneel. The border ended at the Sea. ¹² The western border: the coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary around the people of Judah for their clans.