Numbers 26:55

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

By lot

General references

Joshua 13:7

Bible References

By lot

Each inheritance will be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes.

So Moses commanded the Israelites, “This is the land you are to receive by lot as an inheritance, which the Lord commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes.

So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the Lord had told Moses. Joshua then gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. After this, the land had rest from war.

Their inheritance was by lot as the Lord commanded through Moses for the nine and a half tribes,

Joseph’s descendants said to Joshua, “Why did you give us only one tribal allotment as an inheritance? We have many people, because the Lord has been blessing us greatly.”

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.

The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of his descendants by their clans, but their inheritance was within the portion of Judah’s descendants.

The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the Lord.

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Casting the lot ends quarrels
and separates powerful opponents.

Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was numbered with the 11 apostles.

giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.

And I heard the number of those who were sealed:

144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites:

General references

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