RYB: Joshua 18

posted May 17, 2012 by eagle brook | |

The Allotments of the Remaining Land 1 Now that the land was under Israelite control, the entire community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and set up the Tabernacle. 2 But there remained seven tribes who had not yet been allotted their grants of land. 3 Then Joshua asked them, “How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given to…

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RYB: Joshua 17

posted May 16, 2012 by eagle brook | |

The Land Given to West Manasseh 1 The next allotment of land was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph’s older son. Makir, the firstborn son of Manasseh, was the father of Gilead. Because his descendants were experienced soldiers, the regions of Gilead and Bashan on the east side of the Jordan had already been given to them. 2 So the allotment on the west side of the Jordan…

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RYB: Joshua 16

posted May 15, 2012 by eagle brook | |

The Land Given to Ephraim and West Manasseh 1 The allotment for the descendants of Joseph extended from the Jordan River near Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, through the wilderness and into the hill country of Bethel. 2 From Bethel (that is, Luz)t it ran over to Ataroth in the territory of the Arkites. 3 Then it descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as Lower Beth-horon, then…

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RYB: Joshua 15

posted May 14, 2012 by eagle brook | |

The Land Given to the Tribe of Judah 1 The allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah reached southward to the border of Edom, as far south as the wilderness of Zin. 2 The southern boundary began at the south bay of the Dead Sea, 3 ran south of Scorpion Pass into the wilderness of Zin, and then went south of Kadesh-barnea to Hezron. Then it went up to Addar, where…

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RYB: Joshua 14

posted May 11, 2012 by eagle brook | |

The Land Divided West of the Jordan 1 The remaining tribes of Israel received land in Canaan as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders. 2 These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the LORD’s command through Moses. 3 Moses had already given a grant of land to the two and a half tribes on…

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