Numbers 26:55

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The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.

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  • 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,
  • Josh 11:23 : 23 Joshua conquered the whole land, just as the LORD had promised Moses, and he assigned Israel their tribal portions. Then the land was free of war.
  • 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 17:14 : 14 The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua,“Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the LORD has enabled us to increase in number.”
  • Josh 18:6 : 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.
  • Josh 18:10-11 : 10 Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions. 11 Benjamin’s Tribal Lands The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph.
  • Josh 19:1 : 1 Simeon’s Tribal Lands The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. Their assigned land was in the middle of Judah’s assigned land.
  • Josh 19:10 : 10 Zebulun’s Tribal Lands The third lot belonged to the tribe of Zebulun by its clans. The border of their territory extended to Sarid.
  • Josh 19:17 : 17 Issachar’s Tribal Lands The fourth lot belonged to the tribe of Issachar by its clans.
  • Josh 19:24 : 24 Asher’s Tribal Lands The fifth lot belonged to the tribe of Asher by its clans.
  • Josh 19:32 : 32 Naphtali’s Tribal Lands The sixth lot belonged to the tribe of Naphtali by its clans.
  • Josh 19:40 : 40 Dan’s Tribal Lands The seventh lot belonged to the tribe of Dan by its clans.
  • 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 1:26 : 26 Then they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias; so he was counted with the eleven apostles.
  • Col 1:12 : 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.
  • Rev 7:4-8 : 4 Now I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all the tribes of the people of Israel: 5 From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand, 6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand, 7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand, 8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
  • Num 26:56 : 56 Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 26:56
    88%

    56Their inheritance must be apportioned by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”

  • Num 33:54
    87%

    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.

  • Num 26:53-54
    2 verses
    86%

    53“To these the land must be divided as an inheritance according to the number of the names.

    54To 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.

  • Ezek 47:21-23
    3 verses
    80%

    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.

    23In whatever tribe the resident foreigner lives, there you will give him his inheritance,” declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Ezek 48:29
    79%

    29This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Josh 19:51
    79%

    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.

  • Num 34:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    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.

  • Josh 14:1-5
    5 verses
    78%

    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.

    4The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions.

    5The Israelites followed the LORD’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land.

  • Num 34:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    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,

    14because the tribe of the Reubenites by their families, the tribe of the Gadites by their families, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

  • Isa 34:17
    77%

    17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.

  • Josh 18:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

    6But 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.

    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.”

  • Josh 18:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • Num 36:9
    75%

    9No inheritance may pass from tribe to tribe. But every one of the tribes of the Israelites must retain its inheritance.”

  • Ezek 47:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    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.)

    14You must divide it equally just as I vowed to give it to your forefathers; this land will be assigned as your inheritance.

  • Num 36:7
    74%

    7In this way the inheritance of the Israelites will not be transferred from tribe to tribe. But every one of the Israelites must retain the ancestral heritage.

  • Ps 105:11
    74%

    11saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

  • 1 Chr 6:65
    74%

    65They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

  • Num 36:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3Now if they should be married to one of the men from another Israelite tribe, their inheritance would be taken from the inheritance of our fathers and added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. As a result, it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

    4And when the Jubilee of the Israelites is to take place, their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry. So their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestral tribe.”

  • Num 34:29
    74%

    29These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to divide up the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

  • Josh 13:7
    74%

    7Now, divide up this land among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

  • Josh 23:4
    74%

    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.

  • Deut 18:2
    73%

    2They will have no inheritance in the midst of their fellow Israelites; the LORD alone is their inheritance, just as he had told them.

  • Josh 13:33
    73%

    33However, Moses did not assign land as an inheritance to the Levites; their inheritance is the LORD God of Israel, as he instructed them.

  • 1 Chr 16:18
    73%

    18saying,“To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

  • Acts 13:19
    73%

    19After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave his people their land as an inheritance.

  • Ps 78:55
    72%

    55He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.

  • Josh 15:20
    71%

    20This is the land assigned to the tribe of Judah by its clans:

  • Deut 18:8
    71%

    8He must eat the same share they do, despite any profits he may gain from the sale of his family’s inheritance.

  • Num 27:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10and if he has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his father’s brothers;

    11and if his father has no brothers, then you are to give his inheritance to his relative nearest to him from his family, and he will possess it. This will be for the Israelites a legal requirement, as the LORD commanded Moses.’”

  • Josh 19:49
    71%

    49Joshua Receives Land When they finished dividing the land into its regions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun some land.

  • Num 35:8
    70%

    8The towns you will give must be from the possession of the Israelites. From the larger tribes you must give more; and from the smaller tribes fewer. Each must contribute some of its own towns to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance allocated to each.

  • Ezek 45:1
    70%

    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.