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15 Benjamin's southern border started at the edge of Kiriath-Jearim and went east to the ruins[a] and on to Nephtoah Spring. 16 From there it went to the bottom of the hill at the northern end of Rephaim Valley. The other side of this hill faces Hinnom Valley, which is on the land that slopes south from Jerusalem.[b] The border went down through Hinnom Valley until it reached Enrogel.

17 At Enrogel the border curved north and went to Enshemesh and on east to Geliloth,[c] which is across the valley from Adummim Pass. Then it went down to the Monument of Bohan,[d] who belonged to the Reuben tribe.

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Footnotes

  1. 18.15 the ruins: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 18.16 Jerusalem: Hebrew “the Jebusite town.”
  3. 18.17 Geliloth: Probably another name for Gilgal.
  4. 18.17 Monument of Bohan: See the note at 15.6.

15 The southern side began at the outskirts of Kiriath Jearim on the west, and the boundary came out at the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.(A) 16 The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.(B) It continued down the Hinnom Valley(C) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.(D) 17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,(E) which faces the Pass of Adummim,(F) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan(G) son of Reuben.

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