The Boundaries of the Land

¹³ This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “These are the boundaries^(A) of the land that you will divide among the twelve tribes of Israel as their inheritance, with two portions for Joseph.^(B)

²¹ “You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.

The Division of the Land

48 “These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan^(A) will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road^(B) to Lebo Hamath;^(C) Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.

² “Asher^(D) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Dan from east to west.

³ “Naphtali^(E) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Asher from east to west.

⁴ “Manasseh^(F) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Naphtali from east to west.

⁵ “Ephraim^(G) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Manasseh^(H) from east to west.^(I)

⁶ “Reuben^(J) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Ephraim from east to west.

⁷ “Judah^(K) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Reuben from east to west.

²³ “As for the rest of the tribes: Benjamin^(A) will have one portion; it will extend from the east side to the west side.

²⁴ “Simeon^(B) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.

²⁵ “Issachar^(C) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.

²⁶ “Zebulun^(D) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Issachar from east to west.

²⁷ “Gad^(E) will have one portion; it will border the territory of Zebulun from east to west.

²⁸ “The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar^(F) to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.^(G)