Numbers 34
34
Israel's Borders
1The Lord told Moses 2to tell the people of Israel that their land in Canaan would have the following borders:
3The southern border will be the Zin Desert and the northwest part of Edom. This border will begin at the south end of the Dead Sea. 4It will go west from there, but will turn southward to include Scorpion Pass, the village of Zin, and the town of Kadesh-Barnea. From there, the border will continue to Hazar-Addar and on to Azmon. 5It will run along the Egyptian Gorge and end at the Mediterranean Sea.
6The western border will be the Mediterranean Sea.
7The northern border will begin at the Mediterranean, then continue eastward to Mount Hor.#34.7 Mount Hor: Not the same as in 33.37. 8After that, it will run to Lebo-Hamath and across to Zedad, which is the northern edge of your land. 9From Zedad, the border will continue east to Ziphron and end at Hazar-Enan.
10The eastern border will begin at Hazar-Enan in the north, then run south to Shepham, 11and on down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there, it will go south to the eastern hills of Lake Galilee,#34.11 Lake Galilee: The Hebrew text has “Lake Chinnereth,” an earlier name for Lake Galilee. 12then follow the Jordan River down to the north end of the Dead Sea.
The land within those four borders will belong to you.
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Nu 26.52-56. #Js 14.1-5. Then Moses told the people, “You will receive the land inside these borders. It will be yours, but the Lord has commanded you to divide it among the nine and a half tribes. 14The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh have already been given their land 15across from Jericho, east of the Jordan River.”
The Leaders Who Will Divide the Land
16The Lord said to Moses, 17“Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun will divide the land for the Israelites. 18One leader from each tribe will help them, 19-28and here is the list of their names:
Caleb son of Jephunneh
from Judah,
Shemuel son of Ammihud
from Simeon,
Elidad son of Chislon
from Benjamin,
Bukki son of Jogli
from Dan,
Hanniel son of Ephod
from Manasseh,
Kemuel son of Shiphtan
from Ephraim,
Elizaphan son of Parnach
from Zebulun,
Paltiel son of Azzan
from Issachar,
Ahihud son of Shelomi
from Asher,
and Pedahel son of Ammihud
from Naphtali.”
29These are the men the Lord commanded to help Eleazar and Joshua divide the land for the Israelites.
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Numbers 34
34
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2Command the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you are entered into the land of Chanaan, and it shall be fallen into your possession by lot, it shall be bounded by these limits.
3The south side shall begin from the wilderness of Sin, which is by Edom, and shall have the most salt sea for its furthest limits eastward.
4Which limits shall go round on the south side by the ascent of the Scorpion and so into Senna, and reach toward the south as far as Cadesbarne: from whence the frontiers shall go out to the town called Adar, and shall reach as far as Asemona.
5And the limits shall fetch a compass from Asemona to the torrent of Egypt, and shall end in the shore of the great sea.
6And the west side shall begin from the great sea: and the same shall be the end thereof.
7But toward the north side the borders shall begin from the great sea, reaching to the most high mountain:
8From which they shall come to Emath, as far as the borders of Sedada.
9And the limits shall go as far as Zephrona, and the village of Enan. These shall be the borders on the north side.
10From thence they shall mark out the bounds towards the east side from the village of Enan unto Sephama.
11And from Sephama the bounds shall go down to Rebla over against the fountain of Daphnis. From thence they shall come eastward to the sea of Cenereth:
12And shall reach as far as the Jordan: and at the last shall be closed in by the most salt sea. This shall be your land with its borders round about.
13And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: This shall be the land which you shall possess by lot, and which the Lord hath commanded to be given to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe.
14For the tribe of the children of Ruben by their families, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the number of their kindreds, and half of the tribe of Manasses,
15(That is, two tribes and a half) have received their portion beyond the Jordan, over against Jericho, at the east side.
16And the Lord said to Moses:
17These are the names of the men, that shall divide the land unto you. Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun,
18And one prince of every tribe:
19Whose names are these: Of the tribe of Juda, Caleb the son of Jephone.
20Of the tribe of Simeon, Samuel the son of Ammiud.
21Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chaselon.
22Of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bocci the son of Jogli.
23Of the children of Joseph, of the tribe of Manasses, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
24Of the tribe of Ephraim, Camuel the son of Sephtan.
25Of the tribe of Zabulon, Elisaphan the son of Pharnach.
26Of the tribe of Issachar, Phaltiel the prince, the son of Ozan.
27Of the tribe of Aser, Ahiud the son of Salomi.
28Of the tribe of Nephtali, Phedael the son of Ammiud.
29These are they whom the Lord hath commanded to divide the land of Chanaan to the children of Israel.
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