It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe<n id="1" /> of Judah. This is the western border.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">The first lot belonged to<n id="1" /> the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.