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In another region, Simeon had the following four towns with their surrounding villages:

Enrimmon,[a] Tachan,[b] Ether, and Ashan.

Simeon's land also included all the other towns and villages as far south as Baalath-Beer, which is also called Ramah of the South.

Simeon's tribal land was actually inside Judah's territory. Judah had received too much land for the number of people in its tribe, so part of Judah's land was given to Simeon.

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Footnotes

  1. 19.7 Enrimmon: Some Hebrew manuscripts and one ancient translation; most Hebrew manuscripts “Ain, Rimmon.”
  2. 19.7 Tachan: Some manuscripts of one ancient translation; the Hebrew text does not have this word.

Ain, Rimmon,(A) Ether and Ashan(B)—four towns and their villages— and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev).(C)

This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, according to its clans. The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the share of Judah,(D) because Judah’s portion was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within the territory of Judah.(E)

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