and ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead as far as the border of King Sihon of Heshbon.

It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.

The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.

Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

to the south; all the Canaanite territory, from Arah in the region of Sidon to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory;

and all the cities of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon, and ended at the Ammonite border.

Their territory ran from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir.

Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.

The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

(The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but Tappuah, located on the border of Manasseh, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim.)

The third lot belonged to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans. The border of their territory extended to Sarid.

The border of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan. The land allotted to the tribe of Reuben by its clans included these cities and their towns.

The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south.

It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern border.

These cities were located at the southern extremity of Judah’s tribal land near the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

The border of Manasseh went from Asher to Micmethath which is near Shechem. It then went south toward those who live in Tappuah.

The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph.

From Sarid it turned eastward to the territory of Kisloth Tabor, extended to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.

King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.