Hello, this is Father Paul and I'm glad we're taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year.
Today's reading is from Joshua chapters 15 and 16.
Chapter 15 So this was the lot of the tribe of the children
of Judah according to their families.
The border of Edom at the wilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary,
and their southern border began at the shore of the salt sea from the bay that faces southward.
Then it went out to the southern side of the ascent of Akrabim, passed along to Zin, ascended
on the south side of Kadesh Barnea, passed along to Hezran, went up to Adar, and went
around to Karka.
From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the brook of Egypt, and the border
ended at the sea.
This shall be your southern border.
The east border was the salt sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan, and the border on
the northern quarter began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan.
The border went up to Beit Hogla and passed north of Beit Araba, and the border went up
to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
Then the border went up toward Dabir from the valley of Akor, and it turned northward
toward Gilgal, which is before the ascent to Adumim, which is on the south side of the
valley.
The border continued toward the waters of Ein Shemesh and ended at Ein Rogel.
Then the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the
Jebusite city, which is Jerusalem.
The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward,
which is at the end of the valley of Rafaim northward.
Then the border went around from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Neftuwa,
and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and the border went around to Bala, which
is Kirjas Jireem.
Then the border turned westward from Bala to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of
Mount Jireem on the north, which is Kisalon, went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to
Timnah.
And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward.
Then the border went around to Shekron, passed along to Mount Bala, and extended to Jabnil,
and the border ended at the sea.
The west border was the coastline of the great sea.
This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families.
Now to Caleb the son of Jephunah, he gave a share among the children of Judah according
to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely Kirjas Arba, which is Hebron.
Arba was the father of Anak.
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there, Shishay, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children
of Anak.
Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir.
Formerly the name of Debir was Kirjas Sefer, and Caleb said, He who attacks Kirjas Sefer
and takes it, to him I will give a cash, my daughter, as wife.
So Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him a cash,
his daughter, as wife.
Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a
field.
So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, What do you wish?
She answered, Give me a blessing.
Since you have given me land in the south, give me also springs of water.
So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom
in the south were Kabzeel, Edir, Jagur, Kena, Demona, Adada, Kiddish, Hazor, Etnan, Zef,
Telim, Beloth, Hazor, Hadata, Kiryot, Hazron, which is Hazor, Amam, Shema, Mulada, Hazar,
Gada, Heshmon, Beit Pelate, Hazar Shual, Birshiba, Beziotia, Bala, Leyim, Ezem, El-Tuled, Shisil,
Horma, Ziklag, Madmana, Sansana, Leboat, Yelchim, Ain, and Ramon.
All the cities were 29 with their villages.
In the lowland, Ishtawol, Zora, Ashna, Zanowa, Ain, Ganeem, Tapua, Inam, Jarmut, Adulam,
Soko, Azeka, Sharem, Aditim, Gideira, and Giderotim.
Zinan, Hadasha, Migdalgad, Delane, Mizba, Joktil, Lashish, Boskat, Eglon, Kabon, Lamas, Ketlish,
Gidrot, Beit Dagon, Nama, and Makeda.
Libna, Etair, Ashan, Jifta, Ashna, Nizib, Kela, Aqzeeb, and Marisha.
Nine cities with their villages.
Ekron with its towns and villages.
From Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod with their villages.
Ashdod with its towns and villages.
Gaza with its towns and villages, as far as the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with
its coastline.
And in the mountain country, Shamir, Jatir, Soko, Dana, Kirjad, Sana, which is Dibir,
Anab, Ijtemo, Aneem, Goshen, Holon, and Gelo.
Eleven cities with their villages.
Arab, Duma, Isheen, Janum, Beit Tapua, Afeka, Humta, Kirjad Arba, which is Hebron, and Zior.
Nine cities with their villages.
Maun, Karmel, Zef, Juta, Jezreel, Jokdeem, Zanwa, Cain, Gibya, and Timna.
Ten cities with their villages.
Halhul, Beit Zuur, Gidur, Marat, Beit Anout, and El Tikon.
Six cities with their villages.
Kirjad Beil, which is Kirjad Jareem, and Drabah.
Two cities with their villages.
In the wilderness, Beit Araba, Medin, Sikaka, Nibshan, the city of Salt, and Ein Gedi.
Six cities with their villages.
As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah, could not drive them
out.
But the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
Chapter 16.
The Lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan by Jericho to the waters of Jericho
on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel,
then went out from Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Arkites at Atorath, and
went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of lower
Baet-Horon to Gezer, and it ended at the sea.
So the children of Joseph, Manasseh, and Ephraim took their inheritance.
The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus.
The border of their inheritance on the east side was Atorath-Adar, as far as upper Baet-Horon,
and the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Mecmetah.
Then the border went around eastward to Tanat-Sheilu, and passed by it on the east of Genoa.
Then it went down from Genoa to Atorath and Nara, reached to Jericho, and came out at
the Jordan.
The border went out from Tapua westward to the brook Kana, and it ended at the sea.
This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, according to their families.
The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children
of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer, but the Canaanites dwell
among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers.
I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing you
again tomorrow to continue on our journey.
God bless you and have a great day.