Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
Describe
Bible References
Three
Joshua 18:3
So Joshua asked them, “How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?
Joshua 3:12
So now take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
Joshua 4:2
“Take for yourselves the twelve men [chosen] from among the people, one man from each tribe,
Numbers 1:4
And with you there shall be a man [to assist you] from each tribe, each being the head of his father’s household.
Numbers 13:2
“Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give to the sons of Israel. From each of their fathers’ tribes you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.”
Describe
Joshua 18:6
You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.