Joshua 18:6
But as for you, map out the land into seven regions and bring it to me. I will draw lots for you here before the LORD our God.
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- Josh 14:2 : 2 The land assignments to the nine and a half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
- Josh 18:10 : 10 Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
- Ps 105:11 : 11 saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
- Prov 16:33 : 33 The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.
- Prov 18:18 : 18 A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.
- Acts 13:19 : 19 After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.
- Josh 18:8 : 8 When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land,“Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the LORD here in Shiloh.”
- Num 26:54-55 : 54 To a larger group you will give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you will give a smaller inheritance. To each one its inheritance must be given according to the number of people in it. 55 The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.
- Num 33:54 : 54 You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes.
- Num 34:13 : 13 Then Moses commanded the Israelites:“This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes,
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- Josh 18:4-52 verses85%
4Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.
5Divide it into seven regions. Judah will stay in its territory in the south, and the family of Joseph in its territory in the north.
- Josh 18:7-115 verses83%
7But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the LORD. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land east of the Jordan which Moses the LORD’s servant assigned them.”
8When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land,“Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the LORD here in Shiloh.”
9The men journeyed through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
10Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.
11Benjamin’s Tribal Lands The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph.
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13Then Moses commanded the Israelites:“This is the land which you will inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes,
- Num 34:16-183 verses76%
16Appointed Officials The LORD said to Moses:
17“These are the names of the men who are to allocate the land to you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
18You must take one leader from every tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance.
- Ezek 47:21-222 verses76%
21“This is how you will divide this land for yourselves among the tribes of Israel.
22You must allot it as an inheritance among yourselves and for the resident foreigners who live among you, who have fathered sons among you. You must treat them as native-born among the people of Israel; they will be allotted an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
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29This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Sovereign LORD.
- Josh 14:1-33 verses76%
1Judah’s Tribal Lands The following is a record of the territory assigned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders.
2The land assignments to the nine and a half tribes were made by drawing lots, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
3Now Moses had assigned land to the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan, but he assigned no land to the Levites.
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54You must divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families. To a larger group you must give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group you must give a smaller inheritance. Everyone’s inheritance must be in the place where his lot falls. You must inherit according to your ancestral tribes.
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51These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.
- Josh 13:6-72 verses75%
6I will drive out before the Israelites all who live in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, all the Sidonians; you be sure to parcel it out to Israel as I instructed you.
7Now, divide up this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”
- Num 26:55-562 verses74%
55The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.
56Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”
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17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.
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4See, I have parceled out to your tribes these remaining nations, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the nations I defeated.
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19After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.
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8So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
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53“To these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of the names.
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2“Give these instructions to the Israelites, and tell them:‘When you enter Canaan, the land that has been assigned to you as an inheritance, the land of Canaan with its borders,
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5Therefore no one will assign you land in the LORD’s community.
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1The Lord’s Portion of the Land“‘When you allot the land as an inheritance, you will offer an allotment to the LORD, a holy portion from the land; the length will be eight and a quarter miles and the width three and one-third miles. This entire area will be holy.
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65They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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22So all of you approached me and said,“Let’s send some men ahead of us to scout out the land and bring us back word as to how we should attack it and what the cities are like there.”
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27Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war– who went out to battle– and the other for all the community.
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8Look! I have already given the land to you. Go, occupy the territory that I, the LORD, promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants.”
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5The Israelites followed the LORD’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land.
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18saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”
- Deut 19:2-32 verses71%
2you must set apart for yourselves three cities in the middle of your land that the LORD your God is giving you as a possession.
3You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent of your land that the LORD your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.
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4They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said,“The LORD told Moses to assign us land among our relatives.” So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the LORD had commanded.
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1Joseph’s Tribal Lands The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.
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29These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide up the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.
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9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates.
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6Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them.
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14In the morning you must approach in tribal order. The tribe the LORD selects must approach by clans. The clan the LORD selects must approach by families. The family the LORD selects must approach man by man.
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2“Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them.”
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13Boundaries for the Land This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“Here are the borders you will observe as you allot the land to the twelve tribes of Israel.(Joseph will have two portions.)
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22and the land is subdued before the LORD, then afterward you may return and be free of your obligation to the LORD and to Israel. This land will then be your possession in the LORD’s sight.