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48-62 Judah also received these forty-four cities in the hill country with their surrounding villages:[a] Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (or Debir), Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, Goshen, Holon, Giloh, Arab, Dumah, Eshan, Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, Humtah, Kiriath-arba (or, Hebron), Zior, Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, Kain, Gibeah, Timnah, Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor, Maarath, Beth-anoth, Eltekon, Kiriath-baal (also known as Kiriath-jearim), Rabbah, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, Nibshan, The City of Salt, and En-gedi.

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  1. Joshua 15:48 Judah also received these forty-four cities in the hill country with their surrounding villages, implied in vv. 51, 54, 57, 59, 60, and 62, where the original text indicates subtotals of the number of cities assigned to Judah.

51 Goshen,(A) Holon(B) and Giloh(C)—eleven towns and their villages.

52 Arab, Dumah,(D) Eshan, 53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba(E) (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

55 Maon,(F) Carmel,(G) Ziph,(H) Juttah,(I) 56 Jezreel,(J) Jokdeam, Zanoah,(K) 57 Kain, Gibeah(L) and Timnah(M)—ten towns and their villages.

58 Halhul, Beth Zur,(N) Gedor,(O) 59 Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.[a]

60 Kiriath Baal(P) (that is, Kiriath Jearim(Q)) and Rabbah(R)—two towns and their villages.

61 In the wilderness:(S)

Beth Arabah,(T) Middin, Sekakah, 62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi(U)—six towns and their villages.

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  1. Joshua 15:59 The Septuagint adds another district of eleven towns, including Tekoa and Ephrathah (Bethlehem).