The Land Divided West of the Jordan
1 Thesearetheareaswhich the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan,which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them.
2 Their inheritancewasby lot, as theLordhad commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
3 For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe on the other side of the Jordan; but to the Levites he had given no inheritance among them.
4 Forthe children of Joseph were two tribes: Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no part to the Levites in the land, exceptcities to dwellin,with their common-lands for their livestock and their property.
5 As theLordhad commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.
Caleb Inherits Hebron
6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh theKenizzite said to him: “You knowthe word which theLordsaid to Moses the man of God concerningyou and me in Kadesh Barnea.
7 Iwasforty years old when Moses the servant of theLordsent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him asitwasin my heart.
8 Neverthelessmy brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I whollyfollowed theLordmy God.
9 So Moses swore on that day, saying,‘Surely the landwhere your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed theLordmy God.’
10 And now, behold, theLordhas kept mealive,as He said, these forty-five years, ever since theLordspoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old.
11 As yet Iamasstrong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strengthwasthen, so nowismy strength for war, bothfor going out and for coming in.
12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which theLordspoke in that day; for you heard in that day howthe Anakimwerethere, andthatthe citiesweregreatandfortified.It may be that theLordwillbewith me, andI shall be able to drive them out as theLordsaid.”
13 And Joshuablessed him,and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.
14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because hewholly followed theLordGod of Israel.
15 Andthe name of Hebron formerly was Kirjath Arba (Arbawasthe greatest man among the Anakim).
# Then the land had rest from war.