'Lottery' in the Bible
The second lottery went to the tribe of Simeon according to its families. Its inheritance was enclosed within the inheritance of the tribe of Judah.
The third lottery went to the tribe of Zebulun according to its families. The boundary of its inheritance extended to Sarid,
The fourth lottery went to the tribe of Issachar according to its families.
The fifth lottery went to the tribe of Asher according to its families.
The sixth lottery went to the tribe of Naphtali according to its families.
The seventh lottery went to the tribe of Dan according to its families.
The lottery went to the families of the descendants of Kohath. So the descendants of Aaron the priest, who were descendants of Levi, received thirteen cities by random lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
This is what we'll do to Gibeah: we're going to assemble an army by lottery.
They were chosen by impartial lottery, since there were trustees of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar's descendants and among Ithamar's descendants.
The first lottery was chosen in favor of Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
Their duties, whether significant or insignificant, whether performed by teacher or pupil alike, were assigned by lottery.
Asaph's first lottery was cast in favor of Joseph; the second went to Gedaliah, that is, to him, to his relatives, and his sons, for a total of twelve;
assigned by lottery according to their ancestral households, whether large or small alike, for their gate assignments.
dividing it by lottery among yourselves and among the foreigners who live among you and bear children among you. You are to treat them like native-born Israelis. Among you they, too, are to be allotted an inheritance with the tribes of Israel.
This is the land that you are to allocate by lottery to the tribes of Israel as their inheritance, and these are their respective divisions," declares the Lord GOD.
But she, too, was exiled she went into captivity! Her young children were dashed to pieces at every crossroad of their streets, and her famous citizens were sold by lottery, while all of her aristocrats were put in chains.