Joshua 18:8

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Summary

And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.

Go

Genesis 13:17

That i may here

Bible References

Go

Get up and walk around the land, through its length and width, for I will give it to you.”

That i may here

When you have written a description of the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the Lord our God.

Joshua got up early the next morning. He had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.

Therefore, divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half the tribe of Manasseh.”

The Israelites received these portions that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes gave them in the land of Canaan.

Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom.

So Saul said to the Lord, “God of Israel, give us the right decision.”

Jonathan and Saul were selected, and the troops were cleared of the charge.

Then they prayed, “You, Lord, know the hearts of all; show which of these two You have chosen

So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.