1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,800 Hello, this is Father Paul and I'm glad we're taking this journey together to read the Bible 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:06,800 in a year. 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:11,960 Today's reading is from Joshua chapters 15 and 16. 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,480 Chapter 15 So this was the lot of the tribe of the children 5 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,960 of Judah according to their families. 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:23,320 The border of Edom at the wilderness of Zin southward was the extreme southern boundary, 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:29,440 and their southern border began at the shore of the salt sea from the bay that faces southward. 8 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:35,320 Then it went out to the southern side of the ascent of Akrabim, passed along to Zin, ascended 9 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:41,360 on the south side of Kadesh Barnea, passed along to Hezran, went up to Adar, and went 10 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:42,920 around to Karka. 11 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:47,160 From there it passed toward Azmon and went out to the brook of Egypt, and the border 12 00:00:47,160 --> 00:00:48,620 ended at the sea. 13 00:00:48,620 --> 00:00:50,640 This shall be your southern border. 14 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,280 The east border was the salt sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan, and the border on 15 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,840 the northern quarter began at the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan. 16 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:05,640 The border went up to Beit Hogla and passed north of Beit Araba, and the border went up 17 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,320 to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 18 00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:13,240 Then the border went up toward Dabir from the valley of Akor, and it turned northward 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:18,400 toward Gilgal, which is before the ascent to Adumim, which is on the south side of the 20 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:19,400 valley. 21 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:23,920 The border continued toward the waters of Ein Shemesh and ended at Ein Rogel. 22 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:28,280 Then the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the southern slope of the 23 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,200 Jebusite city, which is Jerusalem. 24 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:36,400 The border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, 25 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,900 which is at the end of the valley of Rafaim northward. 26 00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:45,480 Then the border went around from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Neftuwa, 27 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:50,420 and extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and the border went around to Bala, which 28 00:01:50,420 --> 00:01:52,720 is Kirjas Jireem. 29 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:57,920 Then the border turned westward from Bala to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of 30 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:03,720 Mount Jireem on the north, which is Kisalon, went down to Beth Shemesh, and passed on to 31 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:04,720 Timnah. 32 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,760 And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward. 33 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:14,200 Then the border went around to Shekron, passed along to Mount Bala, and extended to Jabnil, 34 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:15,920 and the border ended at the sea. 35 00:02:15,920 --> 00:02:19,320 The west border was the coastline of the great sea. 36 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:24,200 This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families. 37 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,760 Now to Caleb the son of Jephunah, he gave a share among the children of Judah according 38 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:34,040 to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely Kirjas Arba, which is Hebron. 39 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,320 Arba was the father of Anak. 40 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:42,200 Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak from there, Shishay, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children 41 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,360 of Anak. 42 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,680 Then he went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir. 43 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:53,120 Formerly the name of Debir was Kirjas Sefer, and Caleb said, He who attacks Kirjas Sefer 44 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:57,160 and takes it, to him I will give a cash, my daughter, as wife. 45 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:02,560 So Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it, and he gave him a cash, 46 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:03,840 his daughter, as wife. 47 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:08,160 Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a 48 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:09,160 field. 49 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,880 So she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, What do you wish? 50 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,880 She answered, Give me a blessing. 51 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:19,200 Since you have given me land in the south, give me also springs of water. 52 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,720 So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. 53 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:27,240 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. 54 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,320 The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom 55 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:42,080 in the south were Kabzeel, Edir, Jagur, Kena, Demona, Adada, Kiddish, Hazor, Etnan, Zef, 56 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:52,440 Telim, Beloth, Hazor, Hadata, Kiryot, Hazron, which is Hazor, Amam, Shema, Mulada, Hazar, 57 00:03:52,440 --> 00:04:04,040 Gada, Heshmon, Beit Pelate, Hazar Shual, Birshiba, Beziotia, Bala, Leyim, Ezem, El-Tuled, Shisil, 58 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:12,320 Horma, Ziklag, Madmana, Sansana, Leboat, Yelchim, Ain, and Ramon. 59 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,240 All the cities were 29 with their villages. 60 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:25,240 In the lowland, Ishtawol, Zora, Ashna, Zanowa, Ain, Ganeem, Tapua, Inam, Jarmut, Adulam, 61 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:34,360 Soko, Azeka, Sharem, Aditim, Gideira, and Giderotim. 62 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:46,120 Zinan, Hadasha, Migdalgad, Delane, Mizba, Joktil, Lashish, Boskat, Eglon, Kabon, Lamas, Ketlish, 63 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:52,760 Gidrot, Beit Dagon, Nama, and Makeda. 64 00:04:52,760 --> 00:05:00,760 Libna, Etair, Ashan, Jifta, Ashna, Nizib, Kela, Aqzeeb, and Marisha. 65 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,920 Nine cities with their villages. 66 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,360 Ekron with its towns and villages. 67 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,880 From Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod with their villages. 68 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,200 Ashdod with its towns and villages. 69 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:17,140 Gaza with its towns and villages, as far as the brook of Egypt, and the great sea with 70 00:05:17,140 --> 00:05:18,760 its coastline. 71 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:25,800 And in the mountain country, Shamir, Jatir, Soko, Dana, Kirjad, Sana, which is Dibir, 72 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:31,320 Anab, Ijtemo, Aneem, Goshen, Holon, and Gelo. 73 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,360 Eleven cities with their villages. 74 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:43,280 Arab, Duma, Isheen, Janum, Beit Tapua, Afeka, Humta, Kirjad Arba, which is Hebron, and Zior. 75 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:45,400 Nine cities with their villages. 76 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:54,160 Maun, Karmel, Zef, Juta, Jezreel, Jokdeem, Zanwa, Cain, Gibya, and Timna. 77 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,000 Ten cities with their villages. 78 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:02,600 Halhul, Beit Zuur, Gidur, Marat, Beit Anout, and El Tikon. 79 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,600 Six cities with their villages. 80 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,320 Kirjad Beil, which is Kirjad Jareem, and Drabah. 81 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,280 Two cities with their villages. 82 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:17,680 In the wilderness, Beit Araba, Medin, Sikaka, Nibshan, the city of Salt, and Ein Gedi. 83 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,920 Six cities with their villages. 84 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:24,600 As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah, could not drive them 85 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:25,600 out. 86 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:30,960 But the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day. 87 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,480 Chapter 16. 88 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:37,040 The Lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan by Jericho to the waters of Jericho 89 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:41,880 on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel, 90 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:47,200 then went out from Bethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Arkites at Atorath, and 91 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:51,920 went down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of lower 92 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,640 Baet-Horon to Gezer, and it ended at the sea. 93 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,760 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh, and Ephraim took their inheritance. 94 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:03,600 The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was thus. 95 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:09,400 The border of their inheritance on the east side was Atorath-Adar, as far as upper Baet-Horon, 96 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:13,280 and the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Mecmetah. 97 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:19,080 Then the border went around eastward to Tanat-Sheilu, and passed by it on the east of Genoa. 98 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:24,240 Then it went down from Genoa to Atorath and Nara, reached to Jericho, and came out at 99 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:25,360 the Jordan. 100 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:31,080 The border went out from Tapua westward to the brook Kana, and it ended at the sea. 101 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:35,080 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, according to their families. 102 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,800 The separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children 103 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:42,040 of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 104 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:46,320 And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer, but the Canaanites dwell 105 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:55,240 among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced laborers. 106 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,880 I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing you 107 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,200 again tomorrow to continue on our journey. 108 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:29,200 God bless you and have a great day.