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Numbers 34

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The Boundaries of Canaan

(Genesis 15:8–21)

¹Then the Lord said to Moses,²“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:

³Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,⁴cross south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and go south of Kadesh-barnea. Then it will go on to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon,⁵where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.

⁶Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.

⁷Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor,⁸and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,⁹continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.

¹⁰And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham,¹¹then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.¹²Then the border will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea.

This will be your land, defined by its borders on all sides.”

¹³So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The Lord has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.¹⁴For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.¹⁵These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

Leaders to Divide the Land

¹⁶Then the Lord said to Moses,¹⁷“These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.¹⁸Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.¹⁹These are their names:

Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;

²⁰Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;

²¹Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;

²²Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan;

²³Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;

²⁴Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim;

²⁵Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun;

²⁶Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar;

²⁷Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;

²⁸and Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”

²⁹These are the ones whom the Lord commanded to apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

Footnotes in this chapter (4)

34:3 That is, the Dead Sea; also in verse 12
34:4 Or the Ascent of Scorpions or Scorpion Pass
34:5 That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea; also in verses 6 and 7
34:11 That is, the Sea of Galilee

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