Division of the Land

48 “Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west.

⁸ along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah^[a] and Berothai.

²¹ So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.

¹⁵ There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer’s army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

² He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.

⁵ When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.