643 - The Rest of the Land was Divided West of the Jordan
The Rest of the Land was Divided West of the Jordan In the Book of Joshua Chapter 14: verses 1–15, we hear that… The remaining tribes of Israel received land in Canaan, as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders. These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land, by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command, through Moses. Moses had already given a grant of land, to the two and a half tribes, on the east side of the Jordan River, …but he had given the Levites, no such allotment. The descendants of Joseph had become two separate tribes—Manasseh and Ephraim. And the Levites were given no land at all, only towns to live in, with surrounding pasturelands, for their livestock and all their possessions. So, the land was distributed, in strict accordance, with the Lord’s commands, to Moses. Then, Caleb Requested His Land… A delegation, from the tribe of Judah, led by Caleb, son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, came to Joshua, at G