Joshua 19:9

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The inheritance of the tribe of Simeon formed part of the territory of Judah; because the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them, the tribe of Simeon obtained an inheritance within their inheritance.

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Exodus 16:18

But when they measured it with an omer, those who gathered much had nothing over, and those who gathered little had no shortage; they gathered as much as each of them needed.

Ezekiel 48:7

Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.

Numbers 26:54

To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance according to its enrollment.

Joshua 19:10

The third lot came up for the tribe of Zebulun, according to its families. The boundary of its inheritance reached as far as Sarid;

Joshua 19:8

together with all the villages all around these towns as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to its families.