Joshua 15:21-63
The towns farthest south that were given to Judah were in the Negev Desert. They were near the border of Edom. Here is a list of those towns. Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,Hazor Hadattah, Hazor,Amam, Shema, Moladah,Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon. The total number of towns was 29. Some of them had villages near them.Towns were also given to Judah in the western hills. Here is a list of those towns. Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah. Gederah is also called Gederothaim. The total number of towns was 14. Some of them had villages near them.Here’s another list of towns given to Judah in the western hills. Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah. The total number of towns was 16. Some of them had villages near them.Here’s another list of towns given to Judah in the western hills. Libnah, Ether, Ashan,Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah. The total number of towns was nine. Some of them had villages near them.Judah was also given Ekron and the settlements and villages around it.West of Ekron, Judah was given all the settlements and villages near Ashdod.Judah was given Ashdod and the settlements and villages around it. And Judah was given Gaza and its settlements and villages. Judah’s territory went all the way to the Wadi of Egypt and the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.Towns were also given to Judah in the central hill country. Here is a list of those towns. Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,Dannah, Debir,Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,Goshen, Holon and Giloh. The total number of towns was 11. Some of them had villages near them.Here’s another list of towns given to Judah in the central hill country. Arab, Dumah, Eshan,Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,Humtah, Hebron and Zior. The total number of towns was nine. Some of them had villages near them.Here’s another list of towns given to Judah in the central hill country. Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,Kain, Gibeah and Timnah. The total number of towns was ten. Some of them had villages near them.Here’s another list of towns given to Judah in the central hill country. Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon. The total number of towns was six. Some of them had villages near them.Here’s another list of towns given to Judah in the central hill country. Kiriath Jearim and Rabbah. The total number of towns was two. They had villages near them.Towns were also given to Judah in the desert. Here is a list of those towns. Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah,Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi. The total number of towns was six. Some of them had villages near them.Judah couldn’t drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. So they live there with the people of Judah to this day.