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possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

1 Chron. iv, 28-33. And they 1 the children of Israel gave to the dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladali, Levites these cities with their and Hazar-shual, And at Billah, suburbs. And they gave by lot and at Ezem, and at Tolad, And out of the tribe of the children of at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Judah, and out of the tribe of the Ziklag, And at Beth-marcaboth, children of Simeon, and out of the and Hazar-susim, and at Beth- tribe of the children of Berjumin, Kir-birei, and at Shaaraim. These these cities which are called by were their cities unto the reign of their names. David. And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: And all their villages that were Baal. These were their habitations, round about the same cities, unto and their genealogy.

INHERITANCE OF REUBEN. Num. xxxil, 37, 38. And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and jathaim. And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they

builded.

thereof.

dren

OF LEVI, (AARON).

out

LEVI, IN THE LINE OF
GERSHON.

unto the children of Gershon, of the other half-tribe of Manasseh, the families of the Levites, out of they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beeshterah

with her suburbs: two cities. And

out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon

with her suburbs: three cities. All the cities of the Gershonites, according to their families, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

Josh. xiii, 15-21, 23. And Moses of Gershon had by lot, out of the Josh. xxi, 6.27-33. And the children gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance, acfamilies of the tribe of Issachar, cording to their families: And and out of the tribe of Asher, and their coast was from Aroer, that out of the tribe of Naphtali, and is on the bank of the river Arnon, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh and the city that is in the midst of dren of Israel gave by lot unto the Josh. xxi, 8-19. And the chil-in Bashan, thirteen cities. And the river, and all the plain by Levites these cities with their Medeba; Heshbon, and all her suburbs, as the LORD commanded citles that are in the plain: Dibon, by the hand of Moses. And they and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baalmeon, And Jahaza, and Kede-gave out of the tribe of the chilmoth, and Mephaath, And Kir- the tribe of the children of Siof Judah, and of jathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley, meon, these cities which are here And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth- children of Aaron, being of the mentioned by name, Which the with her suburbs, Dabareh with pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, And families of the Kohathites, who suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs, Jarmuth with her all the cities of the plain, and all were of the children of Levi, had: suburbs: four cities. And out of her the kingdom of Sihon king of the (for theirs was the first lot.) And the tribe of Asher, Mishal with Amorites, which reigned in Hesh- they gave them the city of Arba, her suburbs, Abdon with her bon, whom Moses smote with the the father of Anak, (which city is suburbs, Helkath with her subprinces of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, Hebron,) in the hill-country of urbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, Judah, with the suburbs thereof four cities. And out of the tribe which were dukes of Silion, dwell-round about it. But the fields of of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galileo ing in the country. And the bor- the city, and the villages thereof, der of the children of Reuben was gave they to Caleb the son of refuge for the slayer, and Hamothwith her suburbs, to be a city of Jordan, and the border thereof. Jephuunch for his possession.dor with her suburbs, and Kartan This was the inheritance of the Thus they gave to the children of children of Reuben after their Aaron the priest Hebron with her families, the cities and the villages suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Libnah with her suburbs, And Jattir with her OF SIMEON. suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her Josh. xix, 1-9. And the second suburbs, And Holon with her lot came forth to Simeon, even for suburbs, and Debir with her subthe tribe of the children of Si- urbs, And Ain with her suburbs, meon, according to their families: and Juttah with her suburbs, and and their inheritance was within Beth-shemesh with her suburbs: the inheritance of the children of nine cities out of those two tribes. Judah. And they had in their And out of the tribe of Benjamin, inheritance Beer-sheba, andSheba,Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba and Moladah, And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, And Beth-le baoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages. Ain, 1 Chron. vi, 57-60, 64, 65. And Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan: to the sons of Aaron they gave four cities and their villages. And the cities of Judah, namely, Heall the villages that were round bron, the city of refuge, and' Libabout these cities to Baalath-beer, nah with her suburbs, and Jattir Ramath of the south. This is the and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, inheritance of the tribe of the And Hilen with her suburbs, children of Simeon, according to Debir with her suburbs, And their families. Out of the portion Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethof the children of Judah was the shemesh with her suburbs: And Inheritance of the children of Si-out of the tribe of Benjamin; meon: for the part of the children Geba with her suburbs, and of Judah was too much for them; Alemeth with her suburbs, and therefore the children of Simeon Anathoth with her suburbs. All bad their inheritance within the their cities throughout their fainheritance of them. milles were thirteen cities. And

with her suburbs, Anathoth with
her suburbs, and Almon with her
suburbs: four cities. All the cities
of the children of Aaron, the
priests, were thirteen cities with
their suburbs.

1 Chron. vi, 62, 71-76. And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseb in Bashan, thirteen cities. Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs: And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, And Pamoth

with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

LEVI, IN THE LINE OF
KOHATH.

Josh. xxi, 4, 5, 20-26. And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children

her suburbs, and Mephaath with
her suburbs: four cities. And out
of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in
Gilead with her suburbs, to be a
city of refuge for the slayer; and
Mahanaim with her suburbs,
Heshbon with her suburbs. Jazer
with her suburbs: four cities in
all. So all the cities for the chil-
dren of Merari, by their families,
which were remaining of the
families of the Levites, were, by
their lot, twelve cities.

of Aaron the priest, which were of shemesh, and the goings out the Levites, had by lot, out of the thereof were at En-rogel. And tribe of Judah, and out of the the border went up by the valley tribe of Simeon, and out of the of the son of Hinnom, unto the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. south side of the Jebusite; the And the rest of the children of same is Jerusalem: and the borKohath had by lot, out of the der went up to the top of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, mountain that leth before the and out of the tribe of Dan, and valley of Hinnom westward, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, which is at the end of the valley ten cities. And the families of of the giants, northward: And the the children of Kohath, the border was drawn from the top Levites which remained of the of the hill unto the fountain of children of Kohath, even they had 1 Chron. vi, 63, 77-81. Unto the the water of Nephtoah, and went the cities of their lot out of the sons of Merari were given by out to the cities of mount Ephron; tribe of Ephraim. For they gave lot, throughout their families, out and the border was drawn to them Shechem with her suburbs of the tribe of Reuben, and out of Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim. in mount Ephraim, to be a city of the tribe of Gad, and out of the And the border compassed from refuge for the slayer; and Gezer tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. Baalah westward unto mount with her suburbs, And Kibzaim Unto the rest of the children of Seir, and passed along unto the with her suburbs, and Beth-horon Merari were given, out of the tribe side of mount Jearim, (which is with her suburbs: four cities. And of Zebulun, Rimmon with her Chesalon.) on the north side, and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs: went down to Beth-shemesh, and with her suburbs, Gibbethon with And on the other side Jordan by passed on to Timnah. And the her suburbs, Aijalon with her Jericho, on the east side of Jor- border went out unto the side of suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her dan, were given them, out of the Ekron, northward: and the border suburbs: four cities. And out of tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilwas drawn to Shicron, and passed the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taan-derness with her suburbs, and along to mount Baalah, and went ach with her suburbs, and Gath- Jahzah with her suburbs, Kede-out unto Jabneel; and the goings rimmon with her suburbs: two moth also with her suburbs, and cities. All the cities were ten Mephaath with her suburbs: And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.

with their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

1 Chron. vi, 61, 66-70. And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the halftribe, namely, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs, And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs: And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons

of Kohath.

LEVI, IN THE LINE OF
MERARI.

Josh. xxi, 7, 34-40. The children of Merari, by their families, had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal, with her suburbs: four cities. And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, Kedemoth with I

OF JUDAH.

out of the border were at the sea.

And the west border was to the
great sea, and the coast thereof.
This is the coast of the children
of Judah round about, according
to their families. This is the in-
heritance of the tribe of the chil-
dren of Judah, according to their
families. And the uttermost cities
of the tribe of the children of
southward, were
Judah, toward the coast of Edom,
Eder, and Jagur, And Kinah, and
Kabzeel, and
Dimonah, and

Adadah, And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, And Hazor, Hadattah, and KeriAmam, and Shema, and Moladah, oth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, and Beth-palet. And Hazar-shual, And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah, Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, And And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: Sansannah, And Lebaoth, and all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: And in the valley. Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah, And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam, Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socob, and Azekah, And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim: fourteen cities with their villages. Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, And Dilean, and Mizpel, and Joktheel. Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kith

the lot of the tribe of the children Josh. xv,1-12,20-62. This then was of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin, southward, was the uttermost part of the south coast. And their south border was from bay that looketh southward: And the shore of the salt sea, from the it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side barnea, and passed along to Hezunto Kadeshron, and went up to Adar, and From thence it passed toward fetched a compass to Karkaa: Azion, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea. This shall be your south coast. And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan: and their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea, at the uttermost part of Jordan. And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. And the border went up toward Debirlish, And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En

sixteen cities with their villages. and Naamah, and Makkedah: Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with

compasseth it on the north side | haran, fenced cities: and folds for
to Hannathon; and the outgoings sheep.
thereof are in the valley of Jiph-
thah-el; And Kattath, and Nahal-
lal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and
Beth-le hem: twelve cities with
their villages. This is the inheri-
tance of the children of Zebulun,
according to their families, these
cities with their villages.

OF DAN.

the

Josh. xiii, 24-28. And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad, according to their families: And their coast was Jazar, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer, that is before Rabbah; And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of

their villages. Ekron, with her towns and her villages. From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages. Ashdod, with her towns and her villages, Gaza, with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof. And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir, And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim. And Goshen, and Holon, Josh. xix, 40-48. And and Giloh: eleven cities with their seventh lot came out for the tribe Debir: And in the valley, Betharam, and Beth- nimrah, and villages. Arab, and Dumah, and of the children of Dan, according Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of E-hean, And Janum, and Beth- to their families. And the coast the kingdom of Sihon king of tappuah, and Aphekah, And of their inheritance was Zorah, Heshbon, Jordan and his border, Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, (which and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, Anderen unto the edge of the sea of is Hebron,) and Zior: nine cities Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jeth- Chinnereth, on the other side Jorwith their villages. Maon, Car-lah, And Elon, and Thimnathah, dan eastward. This is the inherimel, and Ziph, and Juttah, And and Ekron, And Eltekeh, and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Za- Gibbethon, and Baalath, And noah. Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah: Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gathten cities with their villages. rimmon, And Me-jarkon, and Halhul. Beth-zur, and Gedor, And Rakkon, with the border before Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Japho. And the coast of the chilEltekon: six cities with their dren of Dan went out too little for villages. Kirjath-baal, (which is them; therefore the children of Kirjath-jearim,) and Rabbah: two Dan went up to fight against cities with their villages. In the Leshem, and took it, and smote it wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, with the edge of the sword, and and Secacah, And Nibshan, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, the city of Salt, and En-gedi: six and called Leshem, Dan, after the cities with their villages. name of Dan their father. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan, according to their families, these cities with their villages.

OF ISSACHAR. Josh. xix, 17-23. And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar, according to their families. And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath, And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez. And Remeth, and En-gannfm, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez; And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. This is the Inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar, according to their families, the cities and their villages.

OF ZEBULUN.

Josh. xix, 10-16. And the third lot came up for the children of

Zebulun, according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid, And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam, And turned from Sarid eastward, toward the sun-rising, unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia, And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah; And the border

OF NAPHTALI.

Josh. xix, 32-39. The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali, according to their families. And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan: And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sun-rising. And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth, And Adamah, and Ramab, and Hazor, And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and nineteen cities with their villages. Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh: This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, according to their families, the cities and their villages.

OF GAD.

Num. xxxii, 34-36. And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, And Beth-nimrah, and Beth

tance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.

OF A SHI E R.

Josh. xix, 24-31. And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher, according to their families. And their border was Helkath, and Hali, And and Beten, and Achshaph, Amad, and Alammelech, and Misheal; and reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath; And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el, toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre, and the coast turneth to Hosali; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea, from the coast to Achzib; Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher, according to their families, these cities with their villages.

OF MANASSEII AND EPH

RAIM, (CONJOINTLY.) Josh. xvi, 1-4. And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho, goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, throughout mount Beth-el, And and passeth along unto the borders of Archai to Ataroth, And goeth down westward to the

coast of Japhleti, unto the coast
of Beth-horon the nether, and to
Gezer: and the goings out thereof
So the children of
are at the sea.
Joseph, Manasseh, and Ephraim,
took their inheritance.

Josh. xvii, 10. Southward it was
Ephraim's, and northward it was

Manasseh's, and the sea is his bor-
der; and they met together in
Asher on the north, and in
Issachar on the east.

MANASSEH, (SINGLY). Num. xxxii, 41, 42. And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair. And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own

name.

Josh. xill, 29-32. And Moses

gave inheritance unto the half

tribe of Manasseh: and this was

the possession of the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh, by their families. And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities; And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of

Machir, by their families. These are the countries which Moses did

distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.

Josh. xvii, 1-9, 11. There was also a lot for the tribe of Manassel, (for he was the first-born of Joseph,) to wit, for Machir, the first-born of Manasseh, the father

of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. There was also a lot

for the rest of the children of

Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the

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nasseh's sons had the land of the south side of the nether Beth-
Gilead. And the coast of Ma-horon. And the border was
nasseh was from Asher to Mich- drawn thence, and compassed the
methah, that lieth before Shechem, corner of the sea southward, from
and the border went along on the the hill that lieth before Beth-
right hand unto the inhabitants of horon southward; and the goings
En-tappuah. Now Manasseh had out thereof were at Kirjath-baal,
the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah, (which is Kirjath-jearim,) a city of
on the border of Manasseh, be- the children of Judah. This was
longed to the children of Ephraim; the west quarter. And the south
And the coast descended unto quarter was from the end of Kir-
the river Kanah, southward of jath-jearim, and the border went
the river: these cities of Ephraim out on the west, and went out to
are among the cities of Manasseh: the well of waters of Nephtoah;
the coast of Manasseh also was on And the border came down to the
the north side of the river, and end of the mountain that lieth be-
the outgoings of it were at the fore the valley of the son of Hin-
sea. And Manassch had in 1s- nom, and which is in the valley of
sachar, and in Asher, Beth-shean the giants on the north, and
and her towns, and Ibleam and descended to the valley of Hin-
her towns, and the inhabitants of nom, to the side of Jebusi on the
Dor and her towns, and the in- south, and descended to En-rogel,
habitants of En-dor and her And was drawn from the north;
towns, and the inhabitants of and went forth to En-shemesh,
Taanach and her towns, and the and went forth toward Geliloth,
inhabitants of Megiddo and her which is over against the going
towns, even three countries.
up of Adummim, and descended to
the stone of Bohan the son of
Reuben,
EPHRAIM, (SINGLY).
And passed along to-
Josh. xvi, 5-9. And the border northward, and went down unto
ward the side over against Arabah
of the children of Ephraim, ac-Arabah, And the border passed
cording to their families, was along to the side of Beth-hoglah
northward; and the outgoings of
of the salt sea, at the south end
the border were at the north bay

of Jordan. This was the south der of it on the east side. This coast. And Jordan was the bor

thus: even the border of their
inheritance on the east side
was Ataroth-adar, unto Beth-
horon the upper; And the bor-
der went out toward the sea to
Michmethah on the north side;
and the border went about east-
was the inheritance of the chil-
passed by it on the east to Jano-thereof round about, according to
ward unto Taanath - shiloh, and
dren of Benjamin, by the coasts
Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naa- the tribe of the children of Ben-
hab, And it went down from their families. Now the cities of
rath, and came to Jericho, and
jamin, according to their families,
and the valley of Keziz,
were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah,
Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and

went out from Tappuah westward
unto the river Kanah; and the

went out at Jordan. The border

And

children of Asriel, and for the goings out thereof were at the Beth-el, And Avim, and Parah,

sea. This is the inheritance of the

tribe of the children of Ephraim
by their families. And the separate
cities for the children of Ephraim
were among the inheritance of the
children of Manasseh, all
cities with their villages.

BENJAMIN.

the

children of Shechem, and for the
children of Hepher, and for the
children of Shemida: these were
the male-children of Manasseh the
son of Joseph by their families.
But Zelophehad, the son of
Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son
of Machir, the son of Manasseh,
had no sons, but daughters: and
these are the names of his daugh- Josh. xviii, 11-28. And the lot
ters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, of the tribe of the children of
Milcah, and Tirzah. And they Benjamin came up according to
came near before Eleazar the their families: and the coast of
priest, and before Joshua the son their lot came forth between the
of Nun, and before the princes, children of Judah and the chil-
saying, The LORD commanded dren of Joseph. And their border
Moses to give us an inheritance on the north side was from Jor-
among our brethren: therefore, don; and the border went up to
according to the commandment of the side of Jericho on the north
the LORD, he gave them an in- side, and went up through the
heritance among the brethren of mountains westward; and the go-
their father. And there fell tenings out thereof were at the wil-
portions to Manasseh, beside the derness of Beth-aven. And the
land of Gilead and Bashan which border went over from thence to-
were on the other side Jordan; ward Luz, to the side of Luz,
Because the daughters of Ma- (which is Beth-el,) southward; and
nasseh had an inheritance among the border descended to Ataroth-
his sons: and the rest of Ma-adar, near the hill that lieth on

monai, and Ophini, and Gaba: and Ophrah, And Cephar-haamtwelve cities with their villages. Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, And Mizpeh, and Cephirah, and Mozah, And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, (which is Jerusalem,) Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to their families.

INHERITANCE OF JOSHUA

AND CALEB.

Josh. xix, 49, 50. When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them: According to the word of the LORD, they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

Josh. xv, 13. And unto Caleb | situation, the joy of the whole I come into this city, nor shoot an

the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.

1 Chron. vi, 54-56. Now these are their dwelling-places throughout their castles, in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites; for theirs was the lot. And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

METROPOLIS OF

CANAAN,

JERUSALEM, ANCIENTLY

CALLED JEBUS.

2 Sam. v, 6-8. And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

1 Chron. xl, 4, 5. And David and all Israel went to Jerusalein, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

THE DIVINE CHOICE AND
SCENE OF NATIONAL
GATHERINGS.

2 Chron. vi, 5, 6. Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel: But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

2 Chron. xv, 10. So they gather ed themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

Ps. xlviii, 2, 11–18 Beautiful for

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earth, is mount Zion, on the sides
of the north, the city of the great
King. Let mount Zion rejoice,
let the daughters of Judah be
glad, because of thy judgments.
Walk about Zion, and go round
about her: tell the towers thereof.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, con-
sider her palaces; that ye may
tell it to the generation follow-
ing.

arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

Isa. xxxviii, 6. And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.

make Jerusalem a cup of tremb Zech. xii, 2, 3, 9. Behold, I will

Ps. cxxii, 2-5. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testi-ling unto all the people round mony of Israel, to give thanks about, when they shall be in the unto the name of the LORD. For siege both against Judah and there are set thrones of judgment, against Jerusalem. And in that the thrones of the house of David. day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people; Isa. lxv, 18, 19. But be ye glad all that burden themselves with and rejoice for ever in that which it shall be cut in pieces, though I create: for, behold, I create all the people of the earth be Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her gathered together against it. And people a joy. And I will rejoice it shall come to pass in that day, in Jerusalem, and joy in my peo- that I will seek to destroy all the ple: and the voice of weeping nations that come against Jerushall be no more heard in her, salem. nor the voice of crying.

Zech. viii, 3. Thus saith the LORD, I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called, A city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, The holy mountain.

Acts ii, 5. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

ITS DIVINE PROTECTION.

thus saith the LORD concerning
2 Kings xix, 32-34. Therefore
the king of Assyria, He shall not
come into this city, nor shoot an
arrow there, nor come before it
with shield, nor cast a bank
came, by the same shall he re-
against it. By the way that he
turn, and shall not come into this
city, saith the LORD. For I will
defend this city, to save it, for
mine own sake, and for my ser-
vant David's sake.

Ps. xlviii, 3-5. God is known in
her palaces for a refuge. For, lo,
the kings were assembled, they
passed by together. They saw
it, and so they marvelled; they
were troubled, and hasted away.

Isa. xxxiii, 20. Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

Isa. xxxvii, 33-35. Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not

PATRIOTIC LOVE FOR IT. Ps. li, 18. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou

the walls of Jerusalem.

of Jerusalem: they shall prosper P3. cxxii, 6-8. Pray for the peace

that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

Ps. cxxviii, 5. The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou all the days of thy life. shalt see the good of Jerusalem

Ps. cxxxvii, 5-7. If I forget thee,

Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

Isa. Ixii, 1. For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

Jer. 11, 50. Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

Zech. xii, 5. And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.

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