Joosuan kirjaLuku 19

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The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the Simeonites, clan by clan. Their inheritance lay within the inheritance of Judah.
Their inheritance included Beersheba, also called Sheba, then Moladah,
Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their villages;
together with all the villages surrounding these towns as far as Baalath Beer, that is, Ramah of the Negev. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, clan by clan.
The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because Judah's share was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within Judah's territory.
The third lot came up for Zebulun, clan by clan. The border of their inheritance ran as far as Sarid.
From there it went west to Maralah, touched Dabbesheth, and reached the ravine near Jokneam.
From Sarid it turned east toward the sunrise, to the border of Kisloth Tabor, then went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
From there it continued eastward to Gath Hepher and Eth Kazin, came out at Rimmon, and turned toward Neah.
From there the border curved north of Hannathon and ended at the Valley of Iphtah El.
Included were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their villages.
These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the Zebulunites, clan by clan.
Their territory included Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem,
Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath,
Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez,
Remeth, En Gannim, En Haddah, and Beth Pazzez.
The border touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan—sixteen towns with their villages.
Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor Libnath.
It then turned east toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
The border then turned back toward Ramah and went to the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the sea in the region of Aczib,
along with Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their villages.
These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Asher, clan by clan.
The sixth lot came out for Naphtali, for the Naphtalites, clan by clan.
Their border ran from Heleph and the great tree in Zaanannim, past Adami Nekeb and Jabneel to Lakkum, and ended at the Jordan.
The border then turned west through Aznoth Tabor and came out at Hukkok. It touched Zebulun on the south, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Naphtali, clan by clan.
Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath,
Jehud, Bene Berak, Gath Rimmon,
But the territory of the Danites proved too small for them, so they marched up and attacked Leshem. They captured it, put it to the sword, took possession of it, and settled there. They named Leshem Dan, after their ancestor Dan.
These towns and their villages were the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, clan by clan.
When they had finished apportioning the land according to its boundaries, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them.
At the LORD's command they gave him the town he had asked for—Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim. He rebuilt the town and settled there.
These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel assigned by lot at Shiloh, before the LORD at the entrance to the tent of meeting. And so they finished dividing the land.