Numbers 26:56
According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
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Barnes' Notes
According to the lot ... - This method was adopted not only in order to preclude jealousies and disputes, but also that the several tribes might regard the territories as determined for them by God…
If any ask why such a particular account is kept of the tribes, and families, and numbers, of the people of Israel, here is an answer for them; as they were multiplied, so they were portioned, not by…
The manner in which Canaan is to be divided among the tribes. The territories are to be proportionate to the size of the several tribes.