Yehoshua 18 - Summary
(Text) - After the land has been conquered, all of the people of Israel gathered in Shiloh, and erect there the Mishkan. There remained at this point seven tribes who had not yet received their land. Yehoshua reprimands the people over the fact that there still remained some land that was not under their control. He commands that three men be sent from each tribe to go and scout out the remaining land so that it can be divided up on paper for these seven tribes. These portions would be divided through divine lottery, the same way in which the other borders had been set. (This does not include the two and a half tribes to the East of the Jordan, or the tribe of Levi who will not receive land). And the men from the different tribes set out as Yehoshua had commanded and recorded the borders for seven more areas of land from that which had not yet been parceled out.
Binyamin is the first tribe of these seven to receive their portion. Their land is North of Yehuda, between Yehuda and the children of Yosef. There is a detailed description of their land, its borders and the major cities contained within. Included within the land of the tribe of Binyamin are twenty-four cities, including Yerushalayim (Jerusalem).
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Yehoshua 18 - Review Questions
- Where does Bnei Yisrael set their camp. What do they build there?
- Why does Yehoshua reprimand the people?
- How many tribes are left without Land? Which tribes are these? Which tribes are excluded from this count and why?
- What does Yehoshua command the people to do?
- What is the next tribe to receive their land? Where is this land located? Are there any major cities located in the land of this tribe?
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