Joshua 18:6

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

You shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

Cross References

Psalm 105:11

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

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is the Lord's alone.

Proverbs 18:18

Casting the lot puts an end to disputes and decides between powerful contenders.

Numbers 33:54

You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans; to a large one you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small one you shall give a small inheritance; the inheritance shall belong to the person on whom the lot falls; according to your ancestral tribes you shall inherit.

Numbers 34:13

Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe;

Acts 13:19

After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance

Joshua 14:2

Their inheritance was by lot, as the Lord had commanded Moses for the nine and one-half tribes.

Joshua 18:10

and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the Israelites, to each a portion.

Joshua 18:7

The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their heritage; and Gad and Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them.”

Joshua 18:8

So the men started on their way; and Joshua charged those who went to write the description of the land, saying, “Go throughout the land and write a description of it, and come back to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh.”