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The Territory of Dan

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan, according to its families. 41 And the territory of its inheritance included Zorah, Esh′ta-ol, Ir-she′mesh, 42 Sha-alab′bin, Ai′jalon, Ithlah, 43 Elon, Timnah, Ekron, 44 El′tekeh, Gib′bethon, Ba′alath, 45 Jehud, Bene-be′rak, Gath-rim′mon, 46 and Me-jar′kon and Rakkon with the territory over against Joppa. 47 When the territory of the Danites was lost to them, the Danites went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and putting it to the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, according to their families—these cities with their villages.

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40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 41 And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, 42 and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah, 43 and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron, 44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 45 and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, 46 and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against [a]Joppa. 47 And the border of the children of Dan went out [b]beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against [c]Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 19:46 Hebrew Japho.
  2. Joshua 19:47 Or, from them; and etc.
  3. Joshua 19:47 In Judg. 18:29, Laish.