² Simeon’s homeland included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah, ³ Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, ⁴ Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, ⁵ Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, ⁶ Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—thirteen towns with their surrounding villages. ⁷ It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages, ⁸ including all the surrounding villages as far south as Baalath-beer (also known as Ramah of the Negev).

The boundary of Zebulun’s homeland started at Sarid. ¹¹ From there it went west, going past Maralah, touching Dabbesheth, and proceeding to the brook east of Jokneam. ¹² In the other direction, the boundary went east from Sarid to the border of Kisloth-tabor, and from there to Daberath and up to Japhia. ¹³ Then it continued east to Gath-hepher, Eth-kazin, and Rimmon and turned toward Neah. ¹⁴ The northern boundary of Zebulun passed Hannathon and ended at the valley of Iphtah-el. ¹⁵ The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their surrounding villages.

¹⁸ Its boundaries included the following towns: Jezreel, Kesulloth, Shunem, ¹⁹ Hapharaim, Shion, Anaharath, ²⁰ Rabbith, Kishion, Ebez, ²¹ Remeth, En-gannim, En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez. ²² The boundary also touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, ending at the Jordan River—sixteen towns with their surrounding villages.

²⁵ Its boundaries included these towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph, ²⁶ Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. The boundary on the west touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath, ²⁷ then it turned east toward Beth-dagon, and ran as far as Zebulun in the valley of Iphtah-el, going north to Beth-emek and Neiel. It then continued north to Cabul, ²⁸ Abdon,^[a] Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon. ²⁹ Then the boundary turned toward Ramah and the fortress of Tyre, where it turned toward Hosah and came to the Mediterranean Sea.^[b] The territory also included Mehebel, Aczib, ³⁰ Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages.

³³ Its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak at Zaanannim, and extended across to Adami-nekeb, Jabneel, and as far as Lakkum, ending at the Jordan River. ³⁴ The western boundary ran past Aznoth-tabor, then to Hukkok, and touched the border of Zebulun in the south, the border of Asher on the west, and the Jordan River^[c] on the east. ³⁵ The fortified towns included in this territory were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, ³⁶ Adamah, Ramah, Hazor, ³⁷ Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, ³⁸ Yiron, Migdal-el, Horem, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh—nineteen towns with their surrounding villages.

⁴¹ The land allocated as their homeland included the following towns: Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh, ⁴² Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, ⁴³ Elon, Timnah, Ekron, ⁴⁴ Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Baalath, ⁴⁵ Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, ⁴⁶ Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa.