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13-14 From there it went to Luz, which is now called Bethel. The border ran along the ridge south of Luz, then went to Ataroth-Orech[a] and on as far as the mountain south of Lower Beth-Horon. At that point it turned south and became the western border. It went as far south as Kiriath-Baal, a town in Judah now called Kiriath-Jearim.

15 Benjamin's southern border started at the edge of Kiriath-Jearim and went east to the ruins[b] and on to Nephtoah Spring.

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Footnotes

  1. 18.13,14 Ataroth-Orech: One ancient translation; Hebrew “Ataroth-Addar.”
  2. 18.15 the ruins: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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