Joshua 15:21–63

²¹The towns farthest south that were given to Judah were in the Negev Desert. They were near the border of Edom. Here is a list of those towns.

Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, ²²Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ²³Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, ²⁴Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, ²⁵Hazor Hadattah, Hazor, ²⁶Amam, Shema, Moladah, ²⁷Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, ²⁸Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, ²⁹Baalah, Iim, Ezem, ³⁰Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, ³¹Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, ³²Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon. The total number of towns was 29. Some of them had villages near them.

³³Towns were also given to Judah in the western hills. Here is a list of those towns.

Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, ³⁴Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, ³⁵Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah, ³⁶Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah. Gederah is also called Gederothaim. The total number of towns was 14. Some of them had villages near them.

³⁷Here’s another list of towns that were given to Judah in the western hills.

Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, ³⁸Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, ³⁹Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, ⁴⁰Cabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, ⁴¹Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah. The total number of towns was 16. Some of them had villages near them.

⁴²Here’s another list of towns that were given to Judah in the western hills.

Libnah, Ether, Ashan, ⁴³Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, ⁴⁴Keilah, Aczib and Mareshah. The total number of towns was nine. Some of them had villages near them.

⁴⁵Judah was also given Ekron and the settlements and villages that were around it. ⁴⁶West of Ekron, Judah was given all of the settlements and villages that were near Ashdod. ⁴⁷Judah was given Ashdod and the settlements and villages that were around it. And Judah was given Gaza and its settlements and villages. Judah’s territory went all the way to the Wadi of Egypt and the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

⁴⁸Towns were also given to Judah in the central hill country. Here is a list of those towns.

Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, ⁴⁹Dannah, Debir, ⁵⁰Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, ⁵¹Goshen, Holon and Giloh. The total number of towns was 11. Some of them had villages near them.

⁵²Here’s another list of towns that were given to Judah in the central hill country.

Arab, Dumah, Eshan, ⁵³Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, ⁵⁴Humtah, Hebron and Zior. The total number of towns was nine. Some of them had villages near them.

⁵⁵Here’s another list of towns that were given to Judah in the central hill country.

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, ⁵⁶Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, ⁵⁷Kain, Gibeah and Timnah. The total number of towns was ten. Some of them had villages near them.

⁵⁸Here’s another list of towns that were given to Judah in the central hill country.

Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, ⁵⁹Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon. The total number of towns was six. Some of them had villages near them.

⁶⁰Here’s another list of towns that were given to Judah in the central hill country.

Kiriath Jearim and Rabbah. The total number of towns was two. They had villages near them.

⁶¹Towns were also given to Judah in the desert. Here is a list of those towns.

Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah, ⁶²Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi. The total number of towns was six. Some of them had villages near them.

⁶³Judah couldn’t drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. So they live there with the people of Judah to this very day.