Chapter 13

God commandeth Josue to divide the land (describing the limits thereof) amongst nine tribes and a half, ℣.8 with a recapitulation of the parts already given, on the other side Jordan to the other two tribes and a half. The tribe of Levi (℣.14 & ℣.33) hath their provision in other manner.

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   Josue was old, and striken in age, and our Lord said to him: Thou art old, and of a great age, and there is a very large country left, which is not yet divided by lot:

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   to wit, all Galilee, Philisthiim, and all Gessuri.

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   From the troubled river that watereth Ægypt, unto the borders of Accaron against the North: the Land of Chanaan, which is divided unto five lords of the Philisthiims, the Gazites, the Azotians, the Ascalonites, the Gethites, and the Accaronites.

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   But on the South side are the Hevites, all the Land of Chanaan, and Maara of the Sidonians as far as Apheca, and the borders of the Amorrhite,

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   and his confines. The country also of Libanus against the East from Baalgad under mount Hermon, till thou enter into Emath.

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   Of all that dwell in the mountain from Libanus, unto the Waters Maserephoth, and all the Sidonians. I am he that will destroy them from the face of the children of Israel. Let it come therefore into a portion of the inheritance of Israel, as I have commanded thee.

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   And now divide the Land in possession to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe of Manasses,

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   with the which Ruben & Gad have possessed the Land, which Moyses the servant of our Lord delivered to them beyond the streams of Jordan, on the east side.

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   From Aroer, which is situate on the bank of the torrent Arnon, and in the midst of the valley, and all the champion of Medaba, as far as Didon:

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    and all the cities of Cehon, the king of the Amorrhite, which reigned in Hesebon, unto the borders of the children of Ammon.

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    And Galaad, and the border of Gessuri and Machati, and all mount Hermon, and all Basan, as far as Salecha,

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    all the Kingdom of Og in Basan, which reigned in Astaroth and Edrai, he was of the relics of the Raphaims: and Moyses struck, and destroyed them.

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    And the children of Israel would not destroy Gessuri and Machati: and they have dwelt in the midst of Israel until this present day.

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    But to the tribe of Levi he gave no possession: but the sacrifices and victims of our Lord the God of Israel, that is his inheritance, as he spake to him.

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    Moyses therefore gave possession to the children of Ruben according to their kindreds.

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    And their border was from Aroer, which is situate on the bank of the torrent Arnon, and in the midst of the valley of the same torrent: all the plain, that leadeth to Medaba,

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    and Hesebon, and all their villages, which are in the champion. Dibon also, and Bamothbaal, and the town Baalmaon,

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    and Jassa, and Cedimoth, and Mephaath,

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    and Cariathaim, and Sabama, and Sarathasar in the mountain of the Valley.

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    Bethphogor and Asedoth, Phasga and Bethiesimoth,

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    and all the champion cities, and all the Kingdoms of Sehon the king of the Amorrhite, that reigned in Hesebon, whom Moyses struck with the Princes of Madian: the Hevite, and Recem, and Sur, and Hur, and Rebe, Dukes of Sehon inhabitants of the Land.

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    And Balaam the son of Beor the soothsayer, did the children of Israel kill by the sword, with the rest that were slain.

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    And the river of Jordan was made the border of the children of Ruben. This is the possession of the Rubenites by their kindreds of cities and villages.

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    And Moyses gave to the tribe of Gad & to his children possession by their kindreds, the division whereof is this:

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    The border of Jaser, and all the cities of Galaad, and the half part of the Land of the children of Ammon: as far as Aroer, which is against Rabba:

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    and from Hesebon unto Ramoth, Masphe and Betonim: and from Manaim unto the borders of Dabir.

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    In the valley also Bethhara, and Bethnemra, and Socoth, and Saphon the other part of the Kingdom of Sehon the king of Hesebon: the end of this also is Jordan, unto the uttermost part of the sea Cenereth beyond Jordan on the east side.

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    This is the possession of the children of Gad by their families, their cities, and villages.

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    He gave also to the half tribe of Manasses and their children possession according to their kindreds,

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    the beginning whereof is this: From Manaim all Basan, and all the Kingdoms of Og the king of Basan, and all the villages of Jair, which are in Basan, threescore towns.

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    And the half part of Galaad, and Astaroth, and Edrai, cities of the Kingdom of Og in Basan: to the children of Machir, the son of Manasses, to the half part of the children of Machir according to their kindreds.

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    This possession divided Moyses in the champion countries of Moab, beyond Jordan, against Jericho on the East side.

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    But to the tribe of Levi he gave no possession: because our Lord the God of Israel himself is their possession, as he spake to them.