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Boundaries of the Land

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Boundaries of the Land

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

“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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“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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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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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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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 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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From Azmon the boundary will turn toward the Brook of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea.c

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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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“Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

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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 northern boundary will begin at the Mediterranean Sea and run east to Mount Hor,

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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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then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad

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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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and Ziphron to Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary.

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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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“The eastern boundary will start at Hazar-enan and run south to Shepham,

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“You shall draw a line for your eastern border from Hazar-enan to Shepham.

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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 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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and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”

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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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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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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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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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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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on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho toward the sunrise.”

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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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Leaders to Divide the Land

And the LORD said to Moses,

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List of Tribal Chiefs

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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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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“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.