Joshua 18:12

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Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the wilderness of Beth Aven.

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  • Josh 16:1 : 1 Joseph’s Tribal Lands The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
  • Josh 7:2 : 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai(which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them,“Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.
  • Josh 2:1 : 1 Joshua Sends Spies into the Land Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them:“Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.
  • Josh 3:16 : 16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam(the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.
  • Josh 6:1 : 1 Now Jericho was shut tightly because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter.
  • Hos 4:15 : 15 Warning to Judah: Do Not Join in Israel’s Apostasy! Although you, O Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty! Do not journey to Gilgal! Do not go up to Beth Aven! Do not swear,“As surely as the LORD lives!”
  • Hos 5:8 : 8 The Prophet’s Declaration of Judgment Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah! Sound the trumpet in Ramah! Sound the alarm in Beth Aven! Tremble in fear, O Benjamin!
  • Hos 10:5 : 5 The Calf Idol and Idolaters of Samaria Will Be Exiled The inhabitants of Samaria will lament over the calf idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it; its idolatrous priests will wail over it, because its splendor will be taken from them into exile.

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  • Josh 18:13-22
    10 verses
    83%

    13It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south(that is, Bethel), and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon.

    14It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal(that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This is the western border.

    15The southern side started on the edge of Kiriath Jearim and extended westward to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

    16The border then descended to the edge of the hill country near the Valley of Ben Hinnom located in the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. It descended through the Valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites to the south and then down to En Rogel.

    17It went northward, extending to En Shemesh and Geliloth opposite the Pass of Adummim, and descended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

    18It crossed to the slope in front of the rift valley to the north and descended into the rift valley.

    19It then crossed to the slope of Beth Hoglah to the north and ended at the northern tip of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan River. This was the southern border.

    20The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

    21These cities belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

    22Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

  • Josh 16:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1Joseph’s Tribal Lands The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.

    2The southern border extended from Bethel to Luz, and crossed to Arkite territory at Ataroth.

    3It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.

  • Josh 19:33-34
    2 verses
    78%

    33Their border started at Heleph and the oak of Zaanannim, went to Adami Nekeb, Jabneel and on to Lakkum, and ended at the Jordan River.

    34It turned westward to Aznoth Tabor, extended from there to Hukok, touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and the Jordan on the east.

  • Josh 15:2-12
    11 verses
    78%

    2Their southern border started at the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

    3extended south of the Scorpion Ascent, crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka.

    4It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, and ended at the sea. This was their southern border.

    5The eastern border was the Salt Sea to the mouth of the Jordan River. The northern border started north of the Salt Sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

    6went up to Beth Hoglah, crossed north of Beth Arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

    7It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal(which is opposite the Pass of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel.

    8It then went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites on the south(that is, Jerusalem), going up to the top of the hill opposite the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the Valley of the Rephaites to the north.

    9It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah(that is, Kiriath Jearim).

    10It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north(that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

    11It then extended to the slope of Ekron to the north, went toward Shikkeron, crossed to Mount Baalah, extended to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.

    12The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.

  • Josh 18:11
    77%

    11Benjamin’s Tribal Lands The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph.

  • Josh 16:5-7
    3 verses
    77%

    5The territory of the tribe of Ephraim by its clans included the following: The border of their assigned land to the east was Ataroth Addar as far as upper Beth Horon.

    6It then extended on to the sea, with Micmethath on the north. It turned eastward to Taanath Shiloh and crossed it on the east to Janoah.

    7It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, and extended to the Jordan River.

  • Josh 19:11-14
    4 verses
    77%

    11Their border went up westward to Maralah and touched Dabbesheth and the valley near Jokneam.

    12From Sarid it turned eastward to the territory of Kisloth Tabor, extended to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.

    13From there it crossed eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin and extended to Rimmon, turning toward Neah.

    14It then turned on the north to Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.

  • Josh 12:3
    75%

    3His kingdom included the eastern rift valley from the Sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

  • Josh 19:25
    74%

    25Their territory included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,

  • Josh 13:25-27
    3 verses
    74%

    25Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory as far as Aroer near Rabbah.

    26Their territory ran from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir.

    27It included the valley of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, and the rest of the realm of King Sihon of Heshbon, the area east of the Jordan to the end of the Sea of Kinnereth.

  • Num 34:9-12
    4 verses
    74%

    9The border will continue to Ziphron, and its direction will be to Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border.

    10The Eastern Border of the Land“‘For your eastern border you will draw a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.

    11The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Kinnereth.

    12Then the border will continue down the Jordan River and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.’”

  • 1 Chr 6:78
    74%

    78Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan River east of Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands,

  • Josh 19:27
    74%

    27It turned eastward toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El to the north, as well as Beth Emek and Neiel, and extended to Cabul on the north

  • Num 34:4
    73%

    4and then the border will turn from the south to the Scorpion Ascent, continue to Zin, and then its direction will be from the south to Kadesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon.

  • Judg 11:18
    72%

    18Then Israel went through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab. They traveled east of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon River; they did not go through Moabite territory(the Arnon was Moab’s border).

  • Deut 3:17
    72%

    17The rift valley and the Jordan River were also a border, from the sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley(that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the slopes of Pisgah to the east.

  • Ezek 47:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17The border will run from the sea to Hazar-enan, at the border of Damascus, and on the north is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

    18On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, will be the Jordan. You will measure from the border to the eastern sea. This is the east side.