Joshua 18:1
Then the whole community of the Israelites, having subdued the country, met at Shilo and set up the Tent of Meeting there.
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2As there were still seven tribes of Israel which had not yet divided their inheritance,
Cross References
Joshua 21:2at Shilo in the land of Canaan, pleading, “The Lord gave orders by Moses that we were to receive towns to live in, with the pasture lands of the towns for our cattle.”
Joshua 22:19If the land you hold is unclean, then cross over to the land which the Lord himself holds, where his dwelling stands, and occupy a holding among us. But do not rebel against the Lord, do not make us rebels against the Lord, by setting up for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the Lord our God.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 18:1
In this chapter we have, I. The setting up of the tabernacle at Shiloh, ver. 1 . II. The stirring up of the seven tribes that were yet unsettled to look after their lot, and the putting of them in a method for it, by Joshua, ver. 2-7 . III. The distributing of the land into seven lots, by certain men employed for that purpose, ver. 8, 9 . IV. The determining of these seven portions to the seven tribes yet unprovided for by lot, ver. 10 . V. The particular lot of the tribe of Benjamin, the borders of it, ver. 11-20… Read the whole commentary →