15:6. And the border goeth up into Beth-Hagla, and passeth by the north
into Beth-Araba: going up to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben.
15:7. And reaching as far as the borders of Debara from the valley of
Achor, and so northward looking towards Galgal, which is opposite to
the ascent of Adommin, on the south side of the torrent, and the border
passeth the waters that are called the fountain of the sun: and the
goings out thereof shall be at the fountain Rogel.
15:8. And it goeth up by the valley of the son of Ennom on the side of
the Jebusite towards the south, the same is Jerusalem: and thence
ascending to the top of the mountain, which is over against Geennom to
the west in the end of the valley of Raphaim, northward.
15:9. And it passeth on from the top of the mountain to the fountain of
the water of Nephtoa: and reacheth to the towns of mount Ephron: and it
bendeth towards Baala, which is Cariathiarim, that is to say, the city
of the woods.
15:10. And it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir: and
passeth by the side of mount Jarim to the north into Cheslon: and goeth
down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna.
15:11. And reacheth northward to a part of Accaron at the side: and
bendeth to Sechrona, and passeth mount Baala: and cometh into Jebneel,
and is bounded westward with the great sea.
15:12. These are the borders round about of the children of Juda in
their kindreds.
15:13. But to Caleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst
of the children of Juda, as the Lord had commanded him: Cariath-Arbe
the father of Enac, which is Hebron.
15:14. And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac, Sesai and
Ahiman, and Tholmai of the race of Enac.
15:15. And going up from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir,
which before was called Cariath-Sepher, that is to say, the city of
letters.
15:16. And Caleb said: He that shall smite Cariath-Sepher, and take it,
I will give him Axa my daughter to wife.
15:17. And Othoniel the son of Cenez, the younger brother of Caleb,
took it: and he gave him Axa his daughter to wife.
15:18. And as they were going together, she was moved by her husband to
ask a field of her father, and she sighed as she sat on her ass. And
Caleb said to her: What aileth thee?
15:19. But she answered: Give me a blessing: thou hast given me a
southern and dry land, give me also a land that is watered. And Caleb
gave her the upper and the nether watery ground.
15:20. This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Juda by
their kindreds.
15:21. And the cities from the uttermost parts of the children of Juda
by the borders of Edom to the south, were Cabseel and Eder and Jagur,
15:22. And Cina and Dimona and Adada,
15:23. And Cades and Asor and Jethnam,
15:24. Ziph and Telem and Baloth,
15:25. New Asor and Carioth, Hesron, which is Asor.
15:26. Amam, Sama and Molada,
15:27. And Asergadda and Hassemon and Bethphelet,
15:28. And Hasersual and Bersabee and Baziothia,
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