Deuteronomy 32:8


“When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
When He separated the sons of man,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
According to the number of the sons of Israel.

Acts 17:26

And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories.

Genesis 10:15

Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth

Genesis 10:25

Two sons were born to Eber; the name of one was Peleg (division), for [the inhabitants of] the earth were divided in his days; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Genesis 11:8-9

So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the surface of the entire earth; and they stopped building the city.

Genesis 15:18-21

On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying,

“To your descendants I have given this land,
From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—

Numbers 24:16


The oracle of him who hears the words of God
And knows the knowledge of the Most High,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Falling down, but having his eyes open and uncovered:

Psalm 7:17


I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness and justice,
And I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.

Psalm 50:14


“Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving
And pay your vows to the Most High;

Psalm 82:6


I said, “You are gods;
Indeed, all of you are sons of the Most High.

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

Psalm 92:8


But You, Lord, are on high forever.

Psalm 115:16


The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the children of men.

Isaiah 14:14


‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’

Daniel 4:17


“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
So that the living may know [without any doubt]
That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind
And He bestows it on whomever He desires
And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”

Daniel 5:18

O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty;

Acts 7:48

However, the Most High [the One infinitely exalted above humanity] does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet [Isaiah] says,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

General references

Bible References

Divided

Genesis 10:25
Two sons were born to Eber; the name of one was Peleg (division), for [the inhabitants of] the earth were divided in his days; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 11:9
Therefore the name of the city was Babel—because there the Lord confused the language of the entire earth; and from that place the Lord scattered and dispersed them over the surface of all the earth.
Psalm 115:16

The heavens are the heavens of the Lord,
But the earth He has given to the children of men.
Acts 17:26
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands and territories.

He set

Genesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth
Genesis 15:18
On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying,

“To your descendants I have given this land,
From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—

General references

Numbers 33:53
and you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess.