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Numbers 34

Numbers 34

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    Boundaries of the Land

    The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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    Boundaries of the Land

    Then the LORD said to Moses,
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    “Command the people of Israel, and say to them, When you enter the land of Canaan (this is the land that shall fall to you for an inheritance, the land of Canaan as defined by its borders),
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    “Give these instructions to the Israelites: When you come into the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your special possession, these will be the boundaries.
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    your south side shall be from the wilderness of Zin alongside Edom, and your southern border shall run from the end of the Salt Sea on the east.
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    The southern portion of your country will extend from the wilderness of Zin, along the edge of Edom. The southern boundary will begin on the east at the Dead Sea.a
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    And your border shall turn south of the ascent of Akrabbim, and cross to Zin, and its limit shall be south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass along to Azmon.
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    It will then run south past Scorpion Passb in the direction of Zin. Its southernmost point will be Kadesh-barnea, from which it will go to Hazar-addar, and on to Azmon.
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    And the border shall turn from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt, and its limit shall be at the sea.
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    From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.c
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    “For the western border, you shall have the Great Sea and itsa coast. This shall be your western border.
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    “Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
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    “This shall be your northern border: from the Great Sea you shall draw a line to Mount Hor.
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    “Your northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor,
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    From Mount Hor you shall draw a line to Lebo-hamath, and the limit of the border shall be at Zedad.
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    then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad
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    Then the border shall extend to Ziphron, and its limit shall be at Hazar-enan. This shall be your northern border.
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    and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary.
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    “You shall draw a line for your eastern border from Hazar-enan to Shepham.
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    “The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham,
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    And the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain. And the border shall go down and reach to the shoulder of the Sea of Chinnereth on the east.
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    then down to Riblah on the east side of Ain. From there the boundary will run down along the eastern edge of the Sea of Galilee,d
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    And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limit shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land as defined by its borders all around.”
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    and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”
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    Moses commanded the people of Israel, saying, “This is the land that you shall inherit by lot, which the Lord has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half-tribe.
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    Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The LORD has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.
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    For the tribe of the people of Reuben by fathers’ houses and the tribe of the people of Gad by their fathers’ houses have received their inheritance, and also the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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    The families of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh have already received their grants of land
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    The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
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    on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.”
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    List of Tribal Chiefs

    The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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    Leaders to Divide the Land

    And the LORD said to Moses,
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    “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun.
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    “Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun are the men designated to divide the grants of land among the people.
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    You shall take one chief from every tribe to divide the land for inheritance.
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    Enlist one leader from each tribe to help them with the task.
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    These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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    These are the tribes and the names of the leaders:
    TribeLeader
    JudahCaleb son of Jephunneh
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    Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
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    SimeonShemuel son of Ammihud
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    Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
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    BenjaminElidad son of Kislon
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    Of the tribe of the people of Dan a chief, Bukki the son of Jogli.
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    DanBukki son of Jogli
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    Of the people of Joseph: of the tribe of the people of Manasseh a chief, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
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    Manasseh son of JosephHanniel son of Ephod
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    And of the tribe of the people of Ephraim a chief, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
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    Ephraim son of JosephKemuel son of Shiphtan
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    Of the tribe of the people of Zebulun a chief, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
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    ZebulunElizaphan son of Parnach
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    Of the tribe of the people of Issachar a chief, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
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    IssacharPaltiel son of Azzan
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    And of the tribe of the people of Asher a chief, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
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    AsherAhihud son of Shelomi
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    Of the tribe of the people of Naphtali a chief, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.”
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    NaphtaliPedahel son of Ammihud
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    These are the men whom the Lord commanded to divide the inheritance for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan.
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    These are the men the LORD has appointed to divide the grants of land in Canaan among the Israelites.”
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