Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the ar
that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.
Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “The
Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in
you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they h
Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off
Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Juda
Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this i
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, becaus
This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,
These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,
Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastur
Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Sa
half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants
“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlo
And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter
These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the
For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
Ekron, with its towns and villages;
Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.
they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your
Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns
These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a
I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, an
Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken
This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among th
And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.