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The Dividing of Canaan: Tribal Inheritances and Other Territories 2023 Page 2 The Dividing of Canaan: Tribal Inheritances and Other Territories 2023 Page 2 THE 16 CONQUERED KINGS IN THE SOUTH (12:9-16) Scripture City, Area, etc. co-ordinates 12:9 Jericho 63:X3 Ai 63:X5 12:10 Jerusalem 63:X5 Hebron 63:X5 12:11 Jarmuth 63:W5 Lachish 63:W5 12:12 Eglon 63:W5 Gezer 63:W5 12:13 Debir 63:X6 Geder (Gedor) 63:X5 12:14 Hormah 63:W6 Arad 63:X6 12:15 Libnah 63:W5 Adullam 63:W5 12:16 Makkedah 63:W5 Bethel 63:W5 Page 3 THE 15 CONQUERED KINGS IN THE NORTH (12:17-24) Scripture City, Area, etc. co-ordinates 12:17 Tappuah 62:X4 Hepher 62:W4 12:18 Aphek 62:X3 La-sharon (=Plain of Sharon?) 62:W4 12:19 Madon 62:X3 Hazor 62:Y2 12:20 Shimron-meron (Shimron) 62:X3 Achshaph 62:X3 12:21 Taanach 62:X3 Megiddo 62:X3 12:22 Kedesh 62:Y2 Jokneam 62:X3 12:23 Dor 62:W3 nations of Gilgal - (prob. = Harosheth-ha-goiim) 62:X3 12:24 Tirzah 62:X4 Page 4 GENERAL OUTLINE OF CONQUERED TRANS-JORDAN TERRITORY (13:7-14) Scripture City, Area, etc. co-ordinates 13:9 Aroer, on the bank of the Arnon River . 63:Y6 and the city that is in the midst of the river - and all the plain of Medeba . 63:Y5 . .unto Dibon 63:Y6 13:10 all cities of King Sihon, who reigned in Heshbon . 63:Y5 . unto the border of the Ammonites 13:11 Gilead the border of the Geshurites (see Geshur) 62:Y3 Note: Geshur and Maachah are territories, not cities and the Maacahthites (see Maachah) 65:Y2 all of Mt. Hermon 65:Y2 all Bashan . unto Salcah (Salecah) 71:G4 13:12 kingdom of Og in Bashan . who reigned both in Ashtaroth and . 62:Z3 . in Edrei 62:Z3 Page 5 REUBEN (13:15-23) Scripture City, Area, etc. co-ordinates 13:16 Aroer, on the bank of the Arnon River . 63:Y6 . and the city that is in the midst of the river - and all the plain of Medeba . 63:Y5 13:17 Heshbon, and all her cities in the plain 63:Y5 Dibon 63:Y6 Bamoth-baal 63:Y5 Beth-baal-meon 63:Y5 13:18 Jahazah (Jahaz) 63:Y5 Kedemoth 63:Y5 Mephaath - 13:19 Kirjathaim (Kiriathaim) 63:Y5 Sibmah 63:Y5 Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley 63:Y5 13:20 Beth-peor 63:Y5 Ashdoth-pisgah ( possibly meaning “the slopes of - Mt. Pisgah” 63:Y5) Beth-jeshimoth 63:Y5 13:21 all the cities of the plain (of Moab?) all the kingdom of Sihon (see Num. 21:24) 13:23 Jordan River and its border Page 6 GAD (13:24-28) Scripture City, Area, etc. co-ordinates 13:25 Jazer 63:Y4 all the cities of Gilead half the land of the children of Ammon . unto Aroer that is before Rabbah - 13:26 From Heshbon unto Ramoth-Mizpeh 63:Y4 Betonim 63:Y5 From Mahanaim . 63:Y4 . unto the border of Debir (Lo-debar) 63:Y3 13:27 in the valley, these four cities . : . Beth-aram . - . Beth-nimrah . 63:Y5 . Succoth . 63:Y4 . Zaphon 62:Y4 the rest of Sihon’s kingdom Jordan and its border . unto the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, east of 63:Y3 the Jordan River Page 7 EAST MANASSEH (13:29-33) Scripture City, Area, etc. co-ordinates 13:30 From Mahanaim 63:Y4 all Bashan all the kingdom of Og all the towns of Jair (Havoth-Jair, which means 61:Y3 “living places (villages) of Jair”), 60 in number. 13:31 half of Gilead Ashtaroth 62:Z3 Edrei 62:Z3 Page 8 JUDAH’S BORDERS (15) Scripture City, Area, etc. co-ordinates South Border 15:1 border of Edom (use the Brook Zered as the border) 61:Y7 the Wilderness of Zin, Judah’s southernmost border 59:T2 15:2 From the southern tip of the Salt Sea . 15:3 . and went out to the south side to Maaleh- 61:X7 acribbim (“the ascent of Akribbim”) . and passed along to (Wilderness of) Zin . and ascended up on the south side 59:T2 unto Kadesh-barnea . and passed along to Hezron . - . and went up to Adar . - (“Hezron” and “Adar” may refer to Hazar-addar) 59:T2 . and fetched a compass to Karkaa . - 15:4 . and passed toward Azmon . 59:T2 . and went out unto the river (brook) of Egypt . 59:S2 East Border - 15:5 the Salt Sea, even unto the end of Jordan North Border - 15:5 northernmost bay of Salt Sea . - 15:6 . up to Beth-hogla (Beth-hoglah) . 63:Y5 . by the north of Beth-arabah . - . up to the Stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben . - 15:7 . up toward Debir 63:X5 from the Valley of Achor . 61:X5 . and so northward, looking toward Gilgal . 63:X5 . before the ascent of Adummim, 63:X5 which is on the south side of the river . Page 9 JUDAH’S BORDERS (CONTINUED) Scripture City, Area, etc. co-ordinates 15:7 . toward the waters of En-shemesh . 63:X5 (cont.) . the goings out thereof ( = source of the waters 81 of En-shemesh?) were at En-rogel . very bottom 15:8 . up by the Valley of the Sons of Hinnom . 81 (Hinnom Valley, or “Topheth”) bottom . ascending from Hinnom Valley to the top of the 81 mountain on the west side . bottom, left . which is at the end of the Valley of the Giants - northward . 15:9 . from the top of the mountain unto the fountain - (source) of the Waters of Nephtoah (Neptoah) . 63:X5 . to (toward?) the cities of Mount Ephron . - this could mean “northward” if Ephron really is 61:X5 the same as Ophrah that is north of Ai . to Baalah (Kirjath-jearim) . 63:X5 15:10 ... compassed from Baalah westward to Mt. Seir ... - . passed along unto the side of Mt. Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side . 63:X5 . went down to Beth-shemesh . 63:W5 . passed on to Timnah (just follow the water) . 63:W5 15:11 . .unto the side of Ekron northward . 63:W5 . was drawn to Shicron (Shikkeron) . 63:W5 . passed along to Mount Baalah . 63:W5 . went out to Jabneel . 63:W5 . the goings out thereof were at the sea 15:12 West Border was to the Great Sea, and its coast. Page 10 A Complete List of the Cities that belonged to Judah Josh. 15:21-63 SOUTHWARD (15:21-32) TWENTY-NINE CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES (38 names in the KJV) Kabzeel 63:W6 Hazar-gaddah - Eder - Heshmon - Jagur 63:W6 Beth-palet - Kinah - Hazar-shual 63:W6 Dimonah - Beer-sheba 63:W6 Adadah 61:W6 Biz-jothjah - Kedesh 59:T2 Baalah 63:W6 (Kadesh-barnea) Hazor - Iim - (Hazor-Ithnan?) Ithnan - Azem - Ziph 63:X6 Eltolad - Telem - Chesil - Bealoth - Hormah 63:W6 Hazor 63:X6 Ziklag 63:W6 (Hazor-Haddatah?) Hadattah - Madmannah 63:W6 Kerioth 63:X6 Sansannah 63:W6 (Kerioth-hezron?) Hezron, (Hazor) - Lebaoth - Amam - Shilhim - Shema 63:W6 Ain (En-rimmon) 63:W6 Moladah 63:W6 Rimmon 63:X5 Page 11 A Complete List of the Cities that belonged to Judah (continued) IN THE VALLEY (15:33-36) FOURTEEN CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES (15 names in the KJV) Eshtaol 63:X5 Adullam 63:W5 Zoreah 63:W5 Socoh 63:W5 (Zorah) Ashnah 63:X5 Azekah 63:W5 Zanoah 63:W5 Sharaim - Engannim - Adithaim 63:X5 Tappuah - Gederah 63:W5 Enam 63:W5 Gederothaim - (poss. not a town) Jarmuth 61:W5 UNTITLED GROUP A (15:37-41) SIXTEEN CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES (16 names in the KJV) Zenan - Eglon 63:W5 Hadashah 63:W5 Cabbon 63:W5 Migdalgad - Lahmam 63:W5 Dilean 63:W6 Kithlish (Chitlish) 63:W5 Mizpeh 63:W5 Gederoth 63:W5 (Gederah) Joktheel - Bethdagon 63:W5 Lachish 63:W5 Naamah . - in the Shephelah 61:X5-6 Bozkath 63:W5 Makkedah 63:W5 Page 12 A Complete List of the Cities that belonged to Judah (continued) IN THE VALLEY (15:42-44 ) NINE CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES Libnah 63:W5 Nezib 63:W5 Ether 63:W5 Keilah 63:W5 Ashan 61:W6 Achzib 63:W5 Jiphtah (Iphtah) 63:X5 Mareshah 63:W5 Ashnah 63:X5 UNTITLED GROUP B (15:45-47) CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES IN THE AREA OF SOUTHERN PHILISTIA From Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, 63:W5 with their villages Ashdod, with her towns and her villages 63:W5 Gaza, with her towns and her villages . 63:V6 . unto the River (Brook) of Egypt . 59:S1-S2 . and the Great Sea and the border thereof IN THE MOUNTAINS (15:48-51) ELEVEN CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES. (11 names in the KJV) Shamir 63:W6 Eshtemoh 63:X6 ( = Eshtemoa) Jattir 63:X6 Anim 63:X6 Socoh 63:W6 Goshen 63:W6 Dannah 63:X6 Holon 63:X5? Kirjathsannah 63:X6 Giloh 63:X5 (Debir) Anab 63:W6 A Complete List of the Cities that belonged to Judah (continued) Page 13 IN THE MOUNTAINS (15:52-54) NINE CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES Arab 63:X6 Aphekah 63:X5 Dumah 63:W6 Humtah - Eshean (Eshan) 63:W6 Kirjatharba 63:X5 (Hebron) Janum - Zior 63:X5 Bethtappuah 63:X5 IN THE MOUNTAINS (15:55-57) TEN CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES Maon 63:X6 Jokdeam 63:X6 Carmel 63:X6 Zanoah 63:X6 Ziph 63:X6 Cain (=Kain) 63:X6 Juttah 63:X6 Gibeah 63:X5 Jezreel 63:X6 Timnah 63:X5 IN THE MOUNTAINS (15:58-59) SIX CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES Halhul 63:X5 Maarath 63:X5 Bethzur 63:X5 Bethanoth 63:X5 Gedor 63:X5 Eltekon 63:X5 IN THE MOUNTAINS (15:60 ) TWO CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES Kirjathaba (Kirjath- 63:X5 Rabbath (Rabbah) 63:X5 jearim, Baalah) A Complete List of the Cities that belonged to Judah (continued) Page 14 IN THE MOUNTAINS (15:61-62) SIX CITIES WITH THEIR VILLAGES Betharabah - Nibshan 63:X5 Middin 63:X5 City of 63:X5 Salt Secacah 63:X5 Engedi 63:X6 CALEB’S INHERITANCE (14:6-15) Scripture City, Area, etc.
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