Monthly Archives: August 2017

Canaan Divided among the Tribes 1 Now Joshua wasold and advanced in years, and the Lordsaid to him, “You have grown old and advanced in years, and verysubstantial portions of the land remain to be possessed. 2 This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and all those of the Geshurites; […]

Caleb’s Request 1 Now these arethe territorieswhich the tribes of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the households of the tribes of Israel apportioned to them as an inheritance, 2 by the lot of their inheritance, as the Lordhad commandedthrough […]

Territory of Judah 1 Now the lot (allotment) for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families reached [southward to] the border of Edom, southward to the wilderness of Zin at its most southern part. 2 Their southern border was from the lower end of the Salt (Dead) Sea, from the bay […]

Territory of Ephraim 1 Then the lot (allotment) for the sons of Joseph went from the Jordan Valley at Jericho to the waters of Jericho on the east into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country to Bethel. 2 Then it went from Bethel to Luz, and continued to Ataroth, the border […]

Territory of Manasseh 1 Now this was the lot (allotment) for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph. To Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, were allotted Gilead and Bashan, because he was a man of war. 2 Sothe lotwas also made for the rest of the sons […]

Rest of the Land Divided 1 Then the whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh [in the tribal territory of Ephraim], and set up the Tent of Meeting there; and the land was subdued before them. 2 There remained among the Israelitesseven tribes who had not yet divided their inheritance. 3 So Joshua asked […]

Territory of Simeon 1 Then the second lot fell to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families (clans), and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the sons of Judah. 2 So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah, 3 and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem, […]

Six Cities of Refuge 1 The Lordspoke to Joshua, saying, 2 “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘Designate the cities of refuge (asylum), of which I spoke to you through Moses, 3 so that the person (manslayer) who kills any person unintentionally,without premeditation, may flee there, and they shall be your refuge from theblood avenger. 4 […]

Forty-eight Cities of the Levites 1 Then the heads of thehouseholds of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the households of the tribes of the sons of Israel. 2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The Lordcommanded Moses […]

Tribes beyond Jordan Return 1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lordcommanded you, and have listened toandobeyed my voice in everything that I commanded you. 3 You have not deserted your brothers these […]