Monthly Archives: July 2017

Remaining Land to Be Conquered 1 Now Joshuawas old, advanced in years. And theLordsaid to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remains:all the territory of the Philistines and allthatofthe Geshurites, 3 from Sihor, whichiseast of Egypt, as […]

The Land Divided West of the Jordan 1 Thesearetheareaswhich the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan,which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed as an inheritance to them. 2 Their inheritancewasby lot, as theLordhad commanded by […]

The Land of Judah 1 Sothiswas the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families: # The border of Edom at theWilderness of Zin southwardwasthe extreme southern boundary. 2 And theirsouthern border began at the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward. 3 Then it went […]

Ephraim and West Manasseh 1 The lot fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to thewilderness that goes up from Jericho through the mountains to Bethel, 2 then went out fromBethel to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, […]

The Other Half-Tribe of Manasseh (West) 1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for hewasthefirstborn of Joseph:namelyforMachir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was givenGilead and Bashan. 2 And there wasalotforthe rest of the children of Manasseh according to their […]

The Remainder of the Land Divided 1 Now the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled togetherat Shiloh, andset up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was subdued before them. 2 But there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance. 3 Then Joshua said […]

Simeon’s Inheritance with Judah 1 Thesecond lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. 2 They had in their inheritance Beersheba (Sheba), Moladah, 3 Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth […]

The Cities of Refuge 1 TheLordalso spoke to Joshua, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying:‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, 3 that the slayer who kills a person accidentallyorunintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 […]

Cities of the Levites 1 Then the heads of the fathers’housesof theLevites came near toEleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’housesof the tribes of the children of Israel. 2 And they spoke to them atShiloh in the land of Canaan, saying,“TheLordcommanded through Moses to give us […]

Eastern Tribes Return to Their Lands 1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, 2 and said to them: “You have keptall that Moses the servant of theLordcommanded you,and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you. 3 You have not left your brethren these many days, […]