Joshua 18:10

10 And ¹Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.

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Joshua 18:10 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 18:10

And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord
For the seven tribes, as he had for the two tribes and a half at Gilgal; of the manner of casting lots, (See Gill on Numbers 26:55);

and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel
according to their division:
the land that was divided into seven parts, he distributed to the seven tribes, as the lot came up for them, and then divided these several parts according to the families and households in each tribe.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Joshua 18:10 In-Context

8 Then the men arose and went, and Joshua commanded those who went to describe the land, saying, "Go and walk through the land and describe it, and return to me; then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh."

9 So the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities in seven divisions in a book; and they came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.

10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD , and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.

11 Now the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin came up according to their families, and the territory of their lot lay between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.

12 Their border on the north side was from the Jordan, then the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward, and it ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

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1. Numbers 34:16-29; Joshua 19:51

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