Joshua 18:6

Modern English Version

So describe the land in seven portions and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

Cross References

Psalm 105:11

saying, “To you will I give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision thereof is from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

Casting lots settles disputes; and keeps the mighty apart.

Numbers 33:54

You will possess the land by lot for an inheritance among your families, and to the larger you will give the larger inheritance, and to the smaller you will give the smaller inheritance. Every man’s inheritance will be in the place where his lot falls. By the tribes of your fathers you will inherit.

Numbers 34:13

Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land which you will possess by lot, which the Lord commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe

Acts 13:19

When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave them their land as an inheritance by lot.

Joshua 14:2

Their inheritance fell to them by lot, as the Lord commanded through Moses, for the nine and a half tribes.

Joshua 18:10

Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord. There Joshua apportioned the land for the Israelites according to their divisions.

Joshua 18:7

Yet there is no portion for the Levites among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have acquired their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.”

Joshua 18:8

So the men got up and left. Joshua commanded those who were leaving to survey the land, saying, “Go and walk back and forth throughout the land. Write a description of it, then return to me. Here in Shiloh I will cast lots for you before the Lord.”