Numbers 26:55
The land has to be divided up by casting lots. Everyone shall receive their allotted land based on the name of their ancestor's tribe.
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56Every allocation of land is to be divided by casting lots among the tribes, whether large or small.”
Cross References
Numbers 33:54You are to divide the land and allocate it by lot to the different tribal families. Give a larger portion to a larger family, and a smaller portion to a smaller family. Each one's allocation is decided by lot, and you will all receive an allocation depending on your tribe.
Numbers 36:2They said, “When the Lord ordered you, my lord, to allocate land ownership to the Israelites by lot, he also ordered you to give our brother Zelophehad's share to his daughters.
Joshua 14:2The decision regarding the land division among the nine and a half tribes was made by casting lots, as the Lord had instructed Moses.
Joshua 18:6Once you have written the description about the land, divided into seven parts, you will bring it to me here and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord our God.
Joshua 19:1The second lot cast went to the tribe of Simeon, by families. The land was within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.
Joshua 19:17The fourth lot cast went to the tribe of Issachar, by families.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 26:53-57
52 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided… Read the whole commentary →