Numbers 34:11-21

11 The border will go down from Shepham to Riblah east of Ain.[a] It will continue down and reach the eastern slope of the Sea of Chinnereth.[b]
12 Then the border will go down to the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea. This will be your land [defined] by its borders on all sides."
13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, "This is the land you are to receive by lot as an inheritance, which the Lord commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes.
14 For the tribe of the Reubenites and the tribe of the Gadites have received [their inheritance] according to their ancestral houses, and half the tribe of Manasseh has received its inheritance.
15 The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance[c] across the Jordan from Jericho, eastward toward the sunrise."

Leaders for Distributing the Land

16 The Lord spoke to Moses,
17 "These are the names of the men who are to distribute the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
18 Take one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.
19 These are the names of the men: Caleb[d] son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
20 Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;
21 Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;

Numbers 34:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 34

In this chapter the bounds and borders of the land Canaan are described, according to the direction of the Lord to Moses, Nu 34:1,2, the south border, Nu 34:3-5, the western border, Nu 34:6, the north border, Nu 34:7-9, the east border, Nu 34:10-12, which is ordered to be divided by lot to the nine tribes and a half, two tribes and a half having received their inheritance on the other side Jordan, Nu 34:13-15, and the persons are nominated to divide the land, Eleazar and Joshua, with one prince out of every tribe, and who are mentioned by name, Nu 34:16-29.

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