Quotes About Heritage

to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ëWhat do these stones mean to you?í

Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ëWhat is the meaning of these stones?í

Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised.

And Joshua raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones he circumcised. Until this time they were still uncircumcised, since they had not been circumcised along the way.

And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.

as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.

He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

the hill country, the foothills, the Arabah, the slopes, the wilderness, and the Negev—the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites):

Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth-shahar on the hill in the valley,

Beth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—

This was the inheritance of the clans of the Gadites, including the cities and villages.

Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.

Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORDís help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.”

Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:

proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.

It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.

went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.

Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.

And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.

And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”

This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.