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15 The southern boundary began at the limits of Kiriath-jearim and projected to the spring at Nephtoah. 16 (A)It went down to the edge of the mountain on the north of the Valley of Rephaim, where it faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom; and continuing down the Valley of Hinnom along the southern flank of the Jebusites, reached En-rogel. 17 Inclining to the north, it extended to En-shemesh, and thence to Geliloth, opposite the pass of Adummim. Then it dropped to Eben-Bohan-ben-Reuben, 18 across the northern flank of the Arabah overlook, down into the Arabah. 19 From there the boundary continued across the northern flank of Beth-hoglah and extended northward to the tongue of the Salt Sea, toward the southern end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.

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15 The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.(A) 16 The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.(B) It continued down the Hinnom Valley(C) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.(D) 17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,(E) which faces the Pass of Adummim,(F) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan(G) son of Reuben. 18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah[a](H) and on down into the Arabah.(I) 19 It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah(J) and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea,(K) at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 18:18 Septuagint; Hebrew slope facing the Arabah