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===Tribal allotment===
In the [[Book of Joshua]]'s lists of cities of the Israelites by tribe, Ziklag appears both as a town belonging to the [[Tribe of Judah]] ({{bibleverse||Joshua|15:31|HE}}) and as a town belonging to the [[Tribe of Simeon]] ({{bibleverse||Joshua|19:5|HE}}). [[Textual criticism|Textual scholars]] believe these lists were originally independent administrative documents, not necessarily dating from the same time, and hence reflecting changing tribal boundaries.<ref name="JE"/>