Conquest of Canaan

This is the possession of the children of Aser by their kindreds, and the cities and their villages.

The sixth lot came out to the sons of Nephtali by their families:

And the border began from Heleph and Elon to Saananim, and Adami, which is Neceb, and Jebnael even to Lecum:

And the border returneth westward to Azanotthabor, and goeth out from thence to Hucuca, and passeth along to Zabulon southward, and to Aser westward, and to Juda upon the Jordan towards the rising of the sun.

And the strong cities are Assedim, Ser, and Emath, and Reccath and Cenereth,

And Edema and Arama, Asor,

And Cedes and Edri, Enhasor,

And Jeron and Magdalel, Horem, and Bethanath and Bethsames: nineteen cities, and their villages.

This is the possession of the tribe of the children of Nephtali by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.

The seventh lot came out to the tribe of the children of Dan by their families

And the border of their possession was Saraa and Esthaol, and Hirsemes, that is, the city of the sun,

Selebin and Aialon and Jethela,

Elon and Themna and Acron,

Elthece, Gebbethon and Balaath,

And Juda and Bane and Barach and Gethremmon:

And Mejarcon and Arecon, with the border that looketh towards Joppe,

And is terminated there. And the children of Dan went up and fought against Lesem, and took it: and they put it to the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt in it, calling the name of it Lesem Dan, by the name of Dan their father.

This is the possession of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their kindreds, the cities and their villages.

And when he had made an end of dividing the land by lot to each one by their tribes, the children of Israel gave a possession to Joshua the son of Nun in the midst of them,

According to the commandment of the Lord, the city which he asked for, Thamnath Saraa, in mount Ephraim: and he built up the city, and dwelt in it.

These are the possessions which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the princes of the families, and of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed by lot in Silo, before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they divided the land.

And the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying: Speak to children of Israel and say to them:

Appoint cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by the hand of Moses:

That whosoever shall kill a person unawares may flee to them, and may escape the wrath of the kinsman, who is the avenger of blood.

And when he shall flee to one of these cities: he shall stand before the gate of the city, and shall speak to the ancients of that city, such things as prove him innocent: and so shall they receive him, and give him a place to dwell in.