Numberschapter 34

A.The borders of your inheritancevv. 1-12

1 Then 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: 3 Your 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, 4 cross 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, 5 where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea. 6 Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west. 7 Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor, 8 and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad, 9 continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north. 10 And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham, 11 then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth. 12 Then 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.”

B.Two tribes and a half already settledvv. 13-15

13 So 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. 14 For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance. 15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”

C.One prince from each tribe to divide itvv. 16-29

16 Then 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. 18 Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land. 19 These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah; 20 Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon; 21 Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin; 22 Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan; 23 Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph; 24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim; 25 Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun; 26 Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar; 27 Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher; 28 and Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali.” 29 These are the ones whom the LORD commanded to apportion the inheritance to the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

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Chapter summary

The boundaries of Canaan and the men who will divide it.

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The boundaries of Canaan and the men who will divide it. The south border from the wilderness of Zin along Edom; the western border the great sea; the northern border from Mount Hor to the entering of Hamath, Zedad, Ziphron, Hazar-enan; the east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham, Riblah, the Sea of Chinnereth, the Jordan, and the Salt Sea. Eleazar and Joshua and a prince of every tribe will divide it. The chapter is a geography map drawn before the people cross. The land bounded and bordered before a single spear has been thrown. Gill: faith sees the fence before the field.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Law · Moses — Numbers overview

A. 1–12 The borders of your inheritance
B. 13–15 Two tribes and a half already settled
C. 16–29 One prince from each tribe to divide it

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Numbers 345 verses
- Numbers 34:1Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Numbers 34:3Your 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,
- Numbers 34:6Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
- Numbers 34:9continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.
- Numbers 34:18Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.
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Joshua 154 verses
- Joshua 15:1Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
- Joshua 15:3proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
- Joshua 15:4It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
- Joshua 15:47Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
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Numbers 134 verses
- Numbers 13:8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
- Numbers 13:21So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
- Numbers 13:26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
- Numbers 13:30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
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Ezekiel 473 verses
- Ezekiel 47:13This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.
- Ezekiel 47:15This shall be the boundary of the land:
- Ezekiel 47:17So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.
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Numbers 323 verses
- Numbers 32:8This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
- Numbers 32:32We will cross over into the land of Canaan armed before the LORD, that we may have our inheritance on this side of the Jordan.”
- Numbers 32:33So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
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Joshua 142 verses
- Joshua 14:1Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
- Joshua 14:2Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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Genesis 492 verses
- Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
- Genesis 49:27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.”
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Genesis 141 verse
- Genesis 14:3The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
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