The boundary near Jerusalem — And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south quarter of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward. The boundary passes by the Valley of Hinnom (Ge-Hinnom, which later becomes associated with judgment and Hades imagery) and the Jebusite city of Jerusalem. Joshua never conquered Jerusalem; it remains in Jebusite hands at this allocation stage. The boundary skirts Jerusalem, treating it as non-Judahite territory (though it will eventually fall to David).

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