The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 06: Josue: The Challoner Revision
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The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 06: Josue: The Challoner Revision
Bible. Joshua
18:9. So they went and surveying it divided it into seven parts, writing
them down in a book. And they returned to Josue, to the camp in Silo.
18:10. And he cast lots before the Lord in Silo, and divided the land to
the children of Israel into seven parts.
18:11. And first came up the lot of the children of Benjamin by their
families, to possess the land between the children of Juda, and the
children of Joseph.
18:12. And their border northward was from the Jordan: going along by
the side of Jericho on the north side, and thence going up westward to
the mountains, and reaching to the wilderness of Bethaven,
18:13. And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it
goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of
the nether Beth-horon.
18:14. And it bendeth thence going round towards the sea, south of the
mountain that looketh towards Beth-horon to the southwest: and the
outgoings thereof are into Cariathbaal, which is called also
Cariathiarim, a city of the children of Juda This is their coast towards
the sea, westward.
18:15. But on the south side the border goeth out from part of
Cariathiarim towards the sea, and cometh to the fountain of the waters
of Nephtoa.
18:16. And it goeth down to that part of the mountain that looketh on
the valley of the children of Ennom: and is over against the north
quarter in the furthermost part of the valley of Raphaim, and it goeth
down into Geennom (that is the valley of Ennom) by the side of the
Jebusite to the south: and cometh to the fountain of Rogel,
18:17. Passing thence to the north, and going out to Ensemes, that is to
say, the fountain of the sun:
18:18. And It passeth along to the hills that are over against the
ascent of Adommim: and it goeth down to Abenboen, that is, the stone of
Boen the son of Ruben: and it passeth on the north side to the champaign
countries; and goeth down Into the plain,
18:19. And it passeth by Bethhagla northward: and the outgoings thereof
are towards the north of the most salt sea at the south end of the
Jordan.
18:20. Which is the border of it on the east side. This is the
possession of the children of Benjamin by their borders round about, and
their families.
18:21. And their cities were, Jericho and Bethhagla and Vale-Casis,
18:22. Betharaba and Samaraim and Bethel,
18:23. And Avim and Aphara and Ophera,
18:24. The town Emona and Ophni and Gabee: twelve cities, and their
villages.
18:25. Gabam and Rama and Beroth,
18:26. And Mesphe, and Caphara, and Amosa,
18:27. And Recem, Jarephel, and Tharela,
18:28. And Sela, Eleph and Jebus, which is Jerusalem, Gabaath and
Cariath: fourteen cities, and their villages. This is the possession of
the children of Benjamin by their families.
Josue Chapter 19
The lots of the tribes of Simeon, Zabulon, Issachar, Aser, Nephtali and
Dan. A city is given to Josue.
19:1. And the second lot came forth for the children of Simeon by their
kindreds: and their inheritance was
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