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Joshua 18:6-11

6 After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord our God.

7 The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the Lord is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them.”

8 As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it. Then return to me, and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord.”

9 So the men left and went through the land. They wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts, and returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh.

10 Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the Lord, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.

11 Allotment for Benjamin
The lot came up for the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan. Their allotted territory lay between the tribes of Judah and Joseph:

Cross References for Joshua 18:6-11

Psalms 105:11 - “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.” Click to read the verse Psalms 105:11 Click to read the verse Psalms 105:11

Proverbs 16:33 - The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord. Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:33 Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:33

Numbers 33:54 - Distribute the land by lot, according to your clans. To a larger group give a larger inheritanc... Click to read the verse Numbers 33:54 Click to read the verse Numbers 33:54

Numbers 26:55 - Be sure that the land is distributed by lot. What each group inherits will be according to the ... Click to read the verse Numbers 26:55 Click to read the verse Numbers 26:55

Numbers 34:13 - Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The Lord has ordere... Click to read the verse Numbers 34:13 Click to read the verse Numbers 34:13

Joshua 14:2 - Their inheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the Lord had commande... Click to read the verse Joshua 14:2 Click to read the verse Joshua 14:2

Joshua 19:10 - Allotment for Zebulun The third lot came up for Zebulun, clan by clan: The boundary of their in... Click to read the verse Joshua 19:10 Click to read the verse Joshua 19:10

Proverbs 18:18 - Casting the lot settles disputes and keeps strong opponents apart. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:18 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:18

Acts 13:19 - he overthrew seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to his people as their inheritance. Click to read the verse Acts 13:19 Click to read the verse Acts 13:19

Joshua 18:10 - Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the Lord, and there he distributed ... Click to read the verse Joshua 18:10 Click to read the verse Joshua 18:10

Joshua 18:4 - Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to wri... Click to read the verse Joshua 18:4 Click to read the verse Joshua 18:4

Numbers 26:54-55 - To a larger group give a larger inheritance, and to a smaller group a smaller one; each is to r... Click to read the verse Numbers 26:54-55 Click to read the verse Numbers 26:54-55

Joshua 18:8 - As the men started on their way to map out the land, Joshua instructed them, “Go and make a sur... Click to read the verse Joshua 18:8 Click to read the verse Joshua 18:8

Joshua 21:8 - So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had c... Click to read the verse Joshua 21:8 Click to read the verse Joshua 21:8