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Joshua 15:1-8

1 Allotment for Judah
The allotment for the tribe of Judah, clan by clan, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.

2 Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Salt Sea,

3 crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka.

4 It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the sea. This is their southern boundary.

5 The eastern boundary is the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.
The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

6 went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

7 The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel.

8 Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

Cross References for Joshua 15:1-8

Numbers 13:21 - So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath. Click to read the verse Numbers 13:21 Click to read the verse Numbers 13:21

Ezekiel 47:19 - “On the south side it will run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along th... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 47:19 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 47:19

Joshua 14:2 - Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the Lord had commande... Click to read the verse Joshua 14:2 Click to read the verse Joshua 14:2

Numbers 33:36-37 - They left Ezion Geber and camped at Kadesh, in the Desert of Zin. Click to read the verse Numbers 33:36-37 Click to read the verse Numbers 33:36-37

Numbers 26:55-56 - Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the ... Click to read the verse Numbers 26:55-56 Click to read the verse Numbers 26:55-56

Numbers 34:3-5 - “‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. On the ea... Click to read the verse Numbers 34:3-5 Click to read the verse Numbers 34:3-5

Joshua 18:8 - As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a sur... Click to read the verse Joshua 18:8 Click to read the verse Joshua 18:8