Numbers 26:55
Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
World English Bible
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In Context
56According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”
Cross References
Numbers 33:54You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the larger groups you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.
Numbers 36:2They said, “The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Israel. My lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters.
Joshua 14:2by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
Joshua 18:6You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
Joshua 19:1The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. Their inheritance was in the middle of the inheritance of the children of Judah.
Joshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for Issachar, even for the children of Issachar according to their 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 →