Misinterpretations often treat this as a blueprint for modern territorial claims or exclusive Benjaminite ownership of Jerusalem, ignoring its historical context as a tribal land allotment during Joshua's era when Jebusites still controlled the city; it is not a prophetic endorsement of contemporary borders but a record of incomplete conquest, sometimes wrongly used to fuel geopolitical disputes rather than highlighting divine provision.
Joshua 18:28
King James Version (1769)
28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
This verse concludes the detailed listing of fourteen cities, including Jebusi (Jerusalem), allotted as the inheritance for the tribe of Benjamin within the Promised Land, illustrating God's faithful and precise division of Canaan among the Israelite tribes as fulfillment of His covenant promises, providing each family with a secure homeland for generations.