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16 and down to the base of the mountain beside the valley of Ben-Hinnom, at the northern end of the valley of Rephaim. From there it went down the valley of Hinnom, crossing south of the slope where the Jebusites lived, and continued down to En-rogel. 17 From En-rogel the boundary proceeded in a northerly direction and came to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth (which is across from the slopes of Adummim). Then it went down to the Stone of Bohan. (Bohan was Reuben’s son.) 18 From there it passed along the north side of the slope overlooking the Jordan Valley.[a] The border then went down into the valley,

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  1. 18:18 Hebrew overlooking the Arabah, or overlooking Beth-arabah.

16 The boundary went down to the foot of the hill facing the Valley of Ben Hinnom, north of the Valley of Rephaim.(A) It continued down the Hinnom Valley(B) along the southern slope of the Jebusite city and so to En Rogel.(C) 17 It then curved north, went to En Shemesh, continued to Geliloth,(D) which faces the Pass of Adummim,(E) and ran down to the Stone of Bohan(F) son of Reuben. 18 It continued to the northern slope of Beth Arabah[a](G) and on down into the Arabah.(H)

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  1. Joshua 18:18 Septuagint; Hebrew slope facing the Arabah