Numbers 26:55

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

By lot

General references

Joshua 13:7

Bible References

By lot

According to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.”

You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the larger you shall give more inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give less inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to anyone, that shall be his. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.

So Moses commanded the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you are to apportion by lot among you as a possession, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.

So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Thus the land had rest from war.

by the lot of their inheritance, as the Lord commanded through Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.

Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me only one lot and one portion for an inheritance, since I am a numerous people whom the Lord has thus far blessed?”

You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

Then the second lot fell to Simeon, to the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah.

The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.

The cast lot puts an end to strife
And decides between the mighty ones.

And they

drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.

And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

General references

Now therefore, apportion this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”