Numbers 34:5-15

5 And the border shall pass around from Azmon unto the River of Egypt, and the limits of it shall be at the Sea.

6 "`And as for the western border, ye shall even have the Great Sea for a border. This shall be your west border.

7 "`And this shall be your north border: from the Great Sea ye shall designate for you Mount Hor;

8 from Mount Hor ye shall designate your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the limits of the border shall be to Zedad;

9 and the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the limits of it shall be at Hazarenan. This shall be your north border.

10 "`And ye shall designate your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham;

11 and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend and shall reach unto the side of the Sea of Chinnereth eastward;

12 and the border shall go down to the Jordan, and the limits of it shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land with the borders thereof round about.'"

13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, "This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes and to the halftribe.

14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance.

15 The two tribes and the halftribe have received their inheritance on this side of the Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising."

Numbers 34:5-15 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.