But the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe.
You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.
Their inheritance was by lot, just as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine and one-half tribes.
So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.
And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh, 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar, 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
The lot puts an end to quarrels and decides between powerful contenders.
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the people of Dan, according to their clans.
The sixth lot came out for the people of Naphtali, for the people of Naphtali, according to their clans.
The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the people of Asher according to their clans.
The fourth lot came out for Issachar, for the people of Issachar, according to their clans.
The third lot came up for the people of Zebulun, according to their clans. And the territory of their inheritance reached as far as Sarid.
The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah.
and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord. And there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, to each his portion. The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph.
And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. And I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
Then the people of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me but one lot and one portion as an inheritance, although I am a numerous people, since all along the Lord has blessed me?”
Their inheritance shall be divided according to lot between the larger and the smaller.”
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