Numbers 26:55

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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

and according to their lot thou shalt divide their land, both to the many and to the few."

And ye shall divide the inheritance of the land by lot among your kindreds, and give to the more the more inheritance, and to the fewer the less inheritance. And your inheritance shall be in the tribes of your fathers, in the place where every man's lot falleth.

And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, "This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, and which the LORD commanded to give unto nine tribes and a half:

And Joshua took the whole land according to all that the LORD said unto Moses, and gave it a possession unto Israel, every man his part in their tribes: and the land rested from war.

gave them their inheritance by lot, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, to give unto the nine tribes, and unto the half tribe of Manasseh.

And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, "Why hast thou given us but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing we be much people, and forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed us so?"

Describe ye the land therefore into seven parts, and bring the description to me hither, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

And the second lot came out unto the tribe of the children of Simeon by their kindreds. And their inheritance fell in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.

The lots are cast into the lap, but their fall standeth in the LORD.

The lot pacifieth the variance, and parteth the mighty asunder.

And they gave forth their lots, and the lot fell on Mathias. And he was counted with the eleven apostles.

giving thanks unto the father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of saints in light.

And I heard the number of them which were sealed, and there were sealed a hundred and forty four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

General references

Now therefore divide this land to inherit, unto the nine tribes and the half tribe of Manasseh."