1 The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh18:1 Jos 19:51; Jdg 18:31; 1Sm 1:9; 3:3and set up the tent of meeting there. The land had been subdued before them, 2 but seven tribes among the Israelites were left who had not divided up their inheritance. 3 So Joshuaasked the Israelites, "How long will you delay going out to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, gave you? 18:3 Jdg 18:94 Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe, and I will send them out. They are to go and survey the land, write a description of it for the purpose of their inheritance, and return to me. 5 Then they are to divide it into seven portions. Judah is to remain in its territory in the south and Joseph’s family in their territory in the north. 18:5 Jos 15:16 When you have written a description of the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots 18:6 1Ch 24:31; 25:8; 26:13–14; Neh 10:34; 11:1; Ps 22:18; Jnh 1:7for you here in the presence of the Lordour God. 18:6 Jos 14:27 But the Levites among you do not get a portion, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the Lord. 18:7 Jos 13:33Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordanto the east, which Mosesthe Lord’s servant gave them."
8 As the men prepared to go, Joshuacommanded them 18:8 Lit the ones going aroundto write down a description of the land, saying, "Go and survey the land, write a description of it, and return to me. I will then cast lots for you here in Shilohin the presence of the Lord." 9 So the men left, went through the land, and described it by towns in a document of seven sections. They returned to Joshuaat the camp in Shiloh. 10 Joshuacast lots for them at Shilohin the presence of the Lordwhere he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
Benjamin’s Inheritance
11 The lot came up for the tribe of Benjamin’s descendants by their clans, and their allotted territory lay between Judah’s descendants and Joseph’s descendants.
12 Their border on the north side began at the Jordan, ascended to the slope of Jerichoon the north, through the hill country westward, and ended at the wilderness around Beth-aven. 18:12 Jos 16:113 From there the border went toward Luz, to the southern slope of Luz(that is, Bethel); it then went down by Ataroth-addar, over the hill south of Lower Beth-horon. 18:13 Jos 16:3
14 On the west side, from the hill facing Beth-horonon the south, the border curved, turning southward, and ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the descendants of Judah. This was the west side of their border.
15 The south side began at the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border extended westward; it went to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah. 16 The border descended to the foot of the hill that faces Ben Hinnom Valley at the northern end of Rephaim Valley. It ran down Hinnom Valley toward the south Jebusiteslope and downward to En-rogel. 17 It curved northward and went to En-shemeshand on to Geliloth, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan18:17 Jos 15:6son of Reuben. 18 Then it went north to the slope opposite the Arabah18:18 LXX reads went northward to Beth-arabahand proceeded into the plains. 18:18 Or the Arabah19 The border continued to the north slope of Beth-hoglahand ended at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
20 The Jordanformed the border on the east side.
This was the inheritance of Benjamin’s descendants, by their clans, according to its surrounding borders.
Benjamin’s Cities
21 These were the cities of the tribe of Benjamin’s descendants by their clans:
Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, 22 Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, 24 Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba— twelve cities, with their settlements; 25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zela, Haeleph, Jebus18:28 Lit Jebusite(that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath 18:28 LXX, Syr read Kiriath-jearim— fourteen cities, with their settlements.
This was the inheritance for Benjamin’s descendants by their clans.
Josué, filho de Num e servo de Moisés, sucedeu-o na liderança, fez Israel atravessar o Jordão, conquistou Jericó e repartiu a terra de Canaã entre as tribos (Josué 1:1).
José, filho de Jacó e de Raquel, foi vendido como escravo pelos irmãos e chegou a governador do Egito, onde guardou o trigo e salvou a família da fome (Gênesis 41:41).
Moisés, levita criado pela filha do faraó, foi chamado por Deus na sarça ardente, tirou Israel da escravidão do Egito e recebeu a lei no monte Sinai (Êxodo 3:4).
Josué, filho de Num e servo de Moisés, sucedeu-o na liderança, fez Israel atravessar o Jordão, conquistou Jericó e repartiu a terra de Canaã entre as tribos (Josué 1:1).
Josué, filho de Num e servo de Moisés, sucedeu-o na liderança, fez Israel atravessar o Jordão, conquistou Jericó e repartiu a terra de Canaã entre as tribos (Josué 1:1).
Josué, filho de Num e servo de Moisés, sucedeu-o na liderança, fez Israel atravessar o Jordão, conquistou Jericó e repartiu a terra de Canaã entre as tribos (Josué 1:1).
Judá, quarto filho de Jacó e Lia, propôs vender José em vez de matá-lo, teve Perez e Zerá com Tamar e recebeu do pai a bênção do cetro (Gênesis 49:10).
José, filho de Jacó e de Raquel, foi vendido como escravo pelos irmãos e chegou a governador do Egito, onde guardou o trigo e salvou a família da fome (Gênesis 41:41).
Judá, quarto filho de Jacó e Lia, propôs vender José em vez de matá-lo, teve Perez e Zerá com Tamar e recebeu do pai a bênção do cetro (Gênesis 49:10).
Rúben, primogênito de Jacó e Lia, convenceu os irmãos a não matarem José, mas perdeu o direito de primogenitura por ter se deitado com Bila, a concubina do pai (Gênesis 37:21).