Inheritance of Judah: 15:1–12 Allotment of the land of Judah includes a detailed description of its boundaries. The boundary list begins in the south and then moves to the east, north, and west. On the east the boundary is the Salt, or Dead Sea to the mouth of the Jordan, and on the west it is the coastline of the Great Sea, or Mediterranean. Descriptions of the southern and northern boundaries indicate a thorough knowledge of ancient geography. The area is small in comparison with ancient empires, but it is a precious heritage for people who have been landless to this point in their history.

15:13–17 A second narrative ties the inheritance of Caleb to the allotment of Judah. After the territory of Judah is described in great detail, the narrative returns to discuss Caleb’s inheritance, a p…