Quotes About Community

Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.

Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.

Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.

They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their fatherís brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.

Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”

Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”

So Joshua said to the house of Joseph—to Ephraim and Manasseh—“You have many people and great strength. You shall not have just one allotment,

Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.

Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen cities, along with their villages.

Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,

It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.

Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,

Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez.

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Issachar, including these cities and their villages.

It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.

Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Asher, including these cities and their villages.

Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,

Iron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh. There were nineteen cities, along with their villages.

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Naphtali, including these cities and their villages.

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,