The Lord said to Moses,
So then, when the time comes for the land to be given back to the Lord's people, there will be no share for any of you.
on the eastern side of the Jordan, opposite Jericho.”
“Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun will divide the land for the people.
What follows is an account of how the land of Canaan west of the Jordan was divided among the people of Israel. Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the families of the Israelite tribes divided it among the population.
Joshua drew lots to consult the Lord for them, and assigned each of the remaining tribes of Israel a certain part of the land.
