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Numbers 26

Numbers 26:56

Inheritance by Lot · Numbers 26:52–56
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Translations

Modern
Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”
Traditional
According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
Literal
According to mouth, the lot of their inheritance shall be divided between many and few.”
Latin
Quidquid sorte contigerit, hoc vel plures accipiant, vel pauciores.

Original

Hebrew
English
Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

Notes

Numbers 26:52–56

  • The second registration, like the first, was for military purposes. It also helped distribute land to Israel's tribes based on their populations (see Joshua 15–19).

  • the land must be divided by lot: People used lots to seek guidance from God and prevent favoritism in important matters (for example, Numbers 27:21; 1 Samuel 10:20; 14:41–42; Proverbs 18:18; Acts 1:26).

Numbers 26:1–65

After nearly 40 years, Israel registered their men of military age again. This was while camping on the plains of Moab across from Jericho (compare chapters 1–4). The overall population changed only slightly, with 603,550 in the first registration and 601,730 in the second. This nearly complete replacement of the population showed that the Lord remained faithful to Israel despite their repeated acts of rebellion (26:63–65).

Glossary

Allotment of the Land Census Desert Deuteronomy, Book of Eleazar Genealogy Inheritance Jericho Lots, Casting of Numbers, Book of

Topics

Canaan: Land of Divided by Lot Among the Twelve Tribes, and Families Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Return to the Plains of Moab: Third Numbering