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13-14 From there it went to Luz, which is now called Bethel. The border ran along the ridge south of Luz, then went to Ataroth-Orech[a] and on as far as the mountain south of Lower Beth-Horon. At that point it turned south and became the western border. It went as far south as Kiriath-Baal, a town in Judah now called Kiriath-Jearim.

15 Benjamin's southern border started at the edge of Kiriath-Jearim and went east to the ruins[b] and on to Nephtoah Spring. 16 From there it went to the bottom of the hill at the northern end of Rephaim Valley. The other side of this hill faces Hinnom Valley, which is on the land that slopes south from Jerusalem.[c] The border went down through Hinnom Valley until it reached Enrogel.

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Footnotes

  1. 18.13,14 Ataroth-Orech: One ancient translation; Hebrew “Ataroth-Addar.”
  2. 18.15 the ruins: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  3. 18.16 Jerusalem: Hebrew “the Jebusite town.”

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