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16 From there it went to the bottom of the hill at the northern end of Rephaim Valley. The other side of this hill faces Hinnom Valley, which is on the land that slopes south from Jerusalem.[a] The border went down through Hinnom Valley until it reached Enrogel.

17 At Enrogel the border curved north and went to Enshemesh and on east to Geliloth,[b] which is across the valley from Adummim Pass. Then it went down to the Monument of Bohan,[c] who belonged to the Reuben tribe. 18 The border ran along the hillside north of Beth-Arabah,[d] then down into the Jordan River valley.

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Footnotes

  1. 18.16 Jerusalem: Hebrew “the Jebusite town.”
  2. 18.17 Geliloth: Probably another name for Gilgal.
  3. 18.17 Monument of Bohan: See the note at 15.6.
  4. 18.18 hillside north of Beth-Arabah: One ancient translation (see also the border description in 15.6); Hebrew “the northern hillside overlooking the Jordan River valley.”

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