5and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, towards the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath, "Each of you now owns a part of the business," he said. It is not clear how long the conquest takes -- it could be two months or thirty years, from all I can tell -- but by the end of the process he is old, tired, and ready to die. 7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their villages; As she dismounted from her donkey, Caleb said to her, ‘What do you want?’ The Israelites followed the LORD's instructions to Moses and divided up the land. The land of Gilead was allotted to the rest of the Manassites. 15The southern side begins at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim; and the boundary goes from there to Ephron,* to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah; A few things are of note here: 1. Kids Bible Maps is a Free Bible Study Resource for Parents and Teachers to help kids and students understand the background and geography of the Bible. 2And allotments were made to the rest of the tribe of Manasseh, by their families, Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida; these were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, by their families. Sinai to get the Law, then to Kadesh Barnea. The remaining battles would be against a large tough foe, so the risks were great. 24 Moses gave an inheritance also to the tribe of the Gadites, according to their families. Joshua 18-19, The Survey of the Land and Second Allotment. The evil of the Canaanites greatly influenced Israel’s 2nd and 3rd generations in a bad way. Since that time he has been a sought after Bible teacher in the Dallas area. In Genesis 49:13-21, Jacob made some cryptic references about the lesser tribes of Zebulun, Isaachar, Dan, and Gad predicting their future. It was attacked and destroyed as part of Joshua’s campaign of psychological warfare to terrify his enemies. Moses and Joshua agreed with the provision that the adult men cross the River with Israel and fight against the Canaanites until the land was taken. 17with Heshbon, and all its towns that are in the tableland; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 26Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, 11I am still as strong today as I was on the day that Moses sent me; my strength now is as my strength was then, for war, and for going and coming. 12So now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke on that day; for you heard on that day how the Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; it may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as the Lord said.’. I can think of many reasons: 1. 23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad, Lesson 5:  https://drive.google.com/a/realnewspr.com/file/d/1T1sxgFvrrpXz4omip_XPecM6LFTgI82x/view?usp=sharing, Lesson 6: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MTuaSTqIICTj6qtXN7IhsPuMo4Ke19i4/view. This was the inheritance of the Reubenites according to their families, with their towns and villages. What was the name of the person who hid the two men that Joshua sent to scope out the Promised Land? Joshua was a great leader and faithful servant until the very end as proven again by his waiting to receive his inheritance last. 36Out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands, 20 As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite families of the Levites, the towns allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim. 23Out of the tribe of Dan: Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, 8The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh, but the town of Tappuah on the boundary of Manasseh belonged to the Ephraimites. Why did they fail to obey God to wipe out the evil Canaanites? 30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah, 18Then the whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh, and set up the tent of meeting there. What occurred was, when the Israelites subdued the land, they were the ones ruling over it. 3 Early in the morning Joshua rose and set out from Shittim with all the Israelites, and they came to the Jordan. Answer: Beginning in Joshua 13, Joshua is commanded to divide the Promised Land among the nine and a half tribes west of the Jordan River. New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 9from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Wadi Arnon, and the town that is in the middle of the valley, and all the tableland from* Medeba as far as Dibon; Judges 2:20-23 indicates that some of the Canaanites were still living in the land when Joshua died. He currently is teaching about six different non-denominational weekly Bible studies to different audiences at different locations throughout the Dallas area. I am the Lord your God. It was at this time that Joshua divided the land among the tribes and allotted portions according to the Word of … 54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior: nine towns with their villages. 29then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre; then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab,* Achzib, Josh 13:8 – 17:18 The conquered land of Canaan is allocated between the twelve tribes of Israel (see Map 49). I think lots were small flat stones with names on them (archeologists have found many of these). Every time Israel was invaded, these tribes were attacked first, so their land was always the first land lost. Map of The 12 Tribes of Israel for Kids Bible Study. New Heart English Bible The children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses, and they divided the land. 14then on the north the boundary makes a turn to Hannathon, and it ends at the valley of Iphtah-el; 11Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its villages, Ibleam and its villages, the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, the inhabitants of En-dor and its villages, the inhabitants of Taanach and its villages, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages (the third is Naphath). Joshua challenged them to clear more land, and to drive all the Canaanites out to make more room. * Also Jacob said their land would be suitable for vineyards. In Genesis 48:5, even though the double portion usually went to the oldest son, Jacob gave the double portion to Joseph by adopting his two sons Ephraim and Manasseh and giving them full shares. 48This is the inheritance of the tribe of Dan, according to their families—these towns with their villages. The Second Allotment at the Shiloh Meeting. 12all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he alone was left of the survivors of the Rephaim); these Moses had defeated and driven out. Then the boundary of Manasseh goes along the north side of the wadi and ends at the sea. Joshua 13-21 – Distribution of the Land Summary After capturing the land of Canaan, Joshua and the Israelites divide up the land as an inheritance for the twelve tribes. 5 The territory of the Ephraimites by their families was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon, Throughout the description of the territorial divisions, it is noted that many of the Canaanites continued to live in the land alongside the Israelites (13:1-6; 15:63; 16:10; 17:12-13). (Joshua 11:15, NIV) "When Joshua was old and well advanced in years, the LORD said to him, 'You are very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.'" 41 The towns of the Levites within the holdings of the Israelites were in all forty-eight towns with their pasture lands. 29 Moses gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh; it was allotted to the half-tribe of the Manassites according to their families. 20Then the Lord spoke to Joshua, saying, 17Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, ‘You are indeed a numerous people, and have great power; you shall not have one lot only, Rahab. The enticement of free or cheap labor overcame them. 4 The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. 17then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-shemesh, and from there goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim; then it goes down to the Stone of Bohan, Reuben’s son; 2‘Say to the Israelites, “Appoint the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, At this time the so-called Promised Land is bounded by the Egyptian empire to the south and the Mesopotamia to the north. The failure of Israel to take all the land speaks to the age-old debate about the interaction of the sovereignty of God vs. the free will of man. Joshua 13:1-7 describes two large swaths of land that remained to be taken. I. Joshua conquers the land (Jos 1–12) Do you think that might be a bad influence on your children? 2 At the end of three days the officers went through the camp 3 and commanded the people, ‘When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being carried by the levitical priests, then you shall set … 26and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the territory of Debir,* 12Yet the Manassites could not take possession of those towns; but the Canaanites continued to live in that land. 15 Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of the Reubenites according to their clans. 2This is the land that still remains: all the regions of the Philistines, and all those of the Geshurites 30Their territory extended from Mahanaim, through all Bashan, the whole kingdom of King Og of Bashan, and all the settlements of Jair, which are in Bashan, sixty towns, I will myself drive them out from before the Israelites; only allot the land to Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded you. When Joshua divided up the land Judah and Ephraim got the most and best land just as Jacob had said over 450 years before. 53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah, I will be with you everywhere you go. This conquest map can be used in conjunction with this map of the borders of the Twelve Tribes of Israel Joshua divides the land 1400 BC. 20and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, Bible Geography for Kids of all ages. Of course this was later fulfilled by David (see 2 Samuel). So also he cares about our lives today. In Joshua 14, Caleb received his inheritance of Hebron, and he faithfully destroyed the evil Canaanites there. Now in Joshua 15, the tribe of Judah will get their inheritance. 21The towns belonging to the tribe of the people of Judah in the extreme south, towards the boundary of Edom, were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites by their families, Moses then said to Joshua: ‘Do not be afraid. Dan got a small section next to Benjamin, which they later were unhappy with and moved far north just below Mt. When we look at Jacob’s blessings given in Genesis 49, we see that the division of the land under Joshua was a fulfilled prophecy. Most of the tribes settle west of the Jordan River, but Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh are given land by Moses east of the river. And the land had rest from war. 56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, The Levites did not receive any land, as they were the priesthood of the nation of Israel. Then in Genesis 49:22, Jacob said that Joseph’s son Ephraim would be the most populous tribe, and also an important tribe. The people go into the land and they fight a series of battles. (Joshua 13:1, NIV) Joshua then moved the assembly to Shiloh, which became Israel’s religious center and the home of the Tabernacle (remember Solomon didn’t build the Temple in Jerusalem until over 400 years later). After the Egyptian bondage and the years spent in the wilderness, the Israelites went back to the Holy Land and conquered it. God confirmed it at least 55 times with an oath and stated at least 12 times that the covenant was everlasting (see Bible References). The difference between the two sets of passages is the difference between a theological and military ideal, on the one hand, and a description of reality, on the other. Seven years later, in 1398, the land of Canaan is divided by lot among the children of Israel (Joshua 14). 33And its boundary ran from Heleph, from the oak in Zaanannim, and Adami-nekeb, and Jabneel, as far as Lakkum; and it ended at the Jordan; 23This is the inheritance of the tribe of Issachar, according to its families—the towns with their villages. He was very involved in dividing up the land in very specific way in which he deemed fair and appropriate. 5 The rest of the Kohathites received by lot ten towns from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 4 The Josephites—Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance. 10 The third lot came up for the tribe of Zebulun, according to its families. 7 The Merarites according to their families received twelve towns from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun. 61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah, 22the boundary also touches Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and its boundary ends at the Jordan—sixteen towns with their villages. 51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh: eleven towns with their villages. This is not surprising news for Joshua. 3 Early in the morning Joshua rose and set out from Shittim with all the Israelites, and they came to the Jordan. Lunch $15 dollars beginning at 11:30. This is the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin according to its families. The book of Joshua is divided into three sections: A. chapters 1-12 deal with the conquest of B. chapters 13-21 deal with the occupation and settlement of C. chapters 22-24 deal with the proper worship of God once the Israelites have settled the land of According to the Ancient Seder Olam, it was on the 10th of the month of Nisan, in 2488 or 1407 BC that Joshua took Israel across the Jordan River. 37Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor, The interpolation of Num 26:55-56 was intended to draw the depressing present in the colors of the glorious past and to give the oppressed people in Yehud the feeling that they enter anew into the Promised Land like the people in the time of Joshua. Canaan himself had 11 sons and each bore a tribe. The Allotment of the Promised Land to the Hebrew people has a spiritual, historical and practical purpose. 31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, Joshua falls into a two large parts, both of which are made up of two smaller parts—allowing the book to fall roughly into quarters. 63 But the people of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so the Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this day. With this generous allotment you would think Ephraim would be happy, but in Joshua 17:14-18 they asked for more land, but Joshua turned them down. 21that is, all the towns of the tableland, and all the kingdom of King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses defeated with the leaders of Midian, Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, as princes of Sihon, who lived in the land. 20The Jordan forms its boundary on the eastern side. 2. 36Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, Gederothaim: fourteen towns with their villages. 42Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah, 22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, Then come back to me. Therefore, the “did not destroy” theme is repetitive throughout the allotment process of Joshua 13-19. So they finished dividing the land. The descendants of Noah’s grandson Canaan took possession of this land, except for Philistia. 10and the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh, and passes along by Timnah; Joshua 15. It is not clear how long the conquest takes -- it could be two months or thirty years, from all I can tell -- but by the end of the process he is old, tired, and ready to die. 32Out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands—three towns. 28Zela, Haeleph, Jebus* (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah,* and Kiriath-jearim*—fourteen towns with their villages. 33The towns of the several families of the Gershonites were in all thirteen, with their pasture lands. 41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah: sixteen towns with their villages. 5They shall divide it into seven portions, Judah continuing in its territory on the south, and the house of Joseph in their territory on the north. So, the father gathered his sons in the central office, handed each of them legal shares in the company and laid it on the line. 10and Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord; and there Joshua apportioned the land to the Israelites, to each a portion. Joshua’s troops dashed in and destroyed the city, but they spared Rahab and her family. Zebulon, Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali all got pieces of land north of Ephraim. 14Then the boundary goes in another direction, turning on the western side southwards from the mountain that lies to the south, opposite Beth-horon, and it ends at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town belonging to the tribe of Judah. 37Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands—four towns. 4The slayer shall flee to one of these cities and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and explain the case to the elders of that city; then the fugitive shall be taken into the city, and given a place, and shall remain with them. New King James Version Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD, and there Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions. Generally the tribes were supposed to be matched with land randomly by drawing lots. It took about 6 years for the tribes of Israel to conquer the Land of Canaan and to overcome the military might of the ancient Canaanites according to Joshua 14. 38Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Mahanaim with its pasture lands, Used by permission. 12from Sarid it goes in the other direction eastwards towards the sunrise to the boundary of Chisloth-tabor; from there it goes to Daberath, then up to Japhia; About five hundred years later after King Solomon died, there would be a split in Israel basically between Judah on the south and Ephraim on the north, so these two tribes were preeminent in the history of Israel. 31and half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the towns of the kingdom of Og in Bashan; these were allotted to the people of Machir son of Manasseh according to their clans—for half the Machirites. 7 The territory of Manasseh reached from Asher to Michmethath, which is east of Shechem; then the boundary goes along southwards to the inhabitants of En-tappuah. After all the battles in the southern campaign in Joshua 9-10, and the northern campaign in Joshua 11-12, we find the conclusion, “So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel…thus the land had rest from war”. By any military calculation, Jericho was a “soft” target. How did Joshua divide up the Promised Land? 24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, Simeon was assimilated into Judah’s territory. Reuben was the oldest, but he was given a lesser portion because he happened to sleep with his father Jacob’s wife Bilhah. They also did divide the land among the tribes. The first is the battle of Jericho, the entrance to the heartland of Canaan.Some archeologists have suggested that the easy conquest of this heavily-fortified city was made possible by a well-timed earthquake. 24Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—four towns. 35The fortified towns are Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth, 3. 6 of them dwelt in Syria and Phoenicia, and the remaining 5 in Canaan. The Spring 2020 Monday Bible Study will continue through the podcasting world. Once again, this should be encouraging to those who seek to please him and dwell with him. These passages stand in contrast to the description of total Israelite victory in other parts of the book (see 11:16-20). The promise was unconditional. Finally in about 750 BC, the Assyrians attacked them and carried them off to a distant land to be slaves (1 Chronicles 5:26). 34Zanoah, En-gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 45 Ekron, with its dependencies and its villages; 3then it goes down westwards to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea. 10They did not, however, drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer: so the Canaanites have lived within Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labour. God promised that He would give the land of Israel to the Jewish people as an eternal possession. 5And the eastern boundary is the Dead Sea,* to the mouth of the Jordan. 8 These towns and their pasture lands the Israelites gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. 7 terms. 13Yet the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites; but Geshur and Maacath live within Israel to this day. Summary of the book of Joshua. They camped there before crossing over. 50By command of the Lord they gave him the town that he asked for, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim; he rebuilt the town, and settled in it. Moses then said to Joshua: ‘Do not be afraid. The reality seems to have been that while the Israelites took over most of the land of Canaan, they never succeeded in completely pushing out the other people of the land. 3So by command of the Lord the Israelites gave to the Levites the following towns and pasture lands out of their inheritance. 59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon: six towns with their villages. 49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir), 17Out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, 8And beyond the Jordan east of Jericho, they appointed Bezer in the wilderness on the tableland, from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead, from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan, from the tribe of Manasseh. 25Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Caleb, who also kept faith in God when he spied out Canaan with Joshua, finally receives his share of the promised land (Jos 14:6–15). The Book of Joshua also describes the Biblical boundaries of the Land Of Israel. Canaan was a free gift of God, yet to occupy it Israel had to obey and cross the river and fight for it. 33 And in the lowlands, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,