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55 But the land shall be apportioned by lot; according to the names of their ancestral tribes they shall inherit.(A)

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13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying, “This is the land that you shall apportion by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe,(A)

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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 apportion it.(A)

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

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23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war.(A)

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And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:(A)

From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed,

from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand,

from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.

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12 giving thanks to the Father,[a] who has enabled[b] you[c] to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.12 Other ancient authorities read God the Father or the God and Father
  2. 1.12 Other ancient authorities read called
  3. 1.12 Other ancient authorities read us

26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to the eleven apostles.

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18 Casting the lot puts an end to disputes
    and decides between powerful contenders.(A)

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

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The Territory of Dan

40 The seventh lot came out for the tribe of Dan according to its families.

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The Territory of Naphtali

32 The sixth lot came out for the tribe of Naphtali, for the tribe of Naphtali according to its families.

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The Territory of Asher

24 The fifth lot came out for the tribe of Asher according to its families.

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