📖 Numbers — Chapter 34 (KJV)
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Numbers 34:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 34:2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this Ris the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
Numbers 34:3 Then your Rsouth quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
Numbers 34:4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of RAkrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
Numbers 34:5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto Rthe river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
Numbers 34:6 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
Numbers 34:7 And this shall be your Rnorth border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
Numbers 34:8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto Rthe entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
Numbers 34:9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
Numbers 34:10 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:
Numbers 34:11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to RRiblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the Tside of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
Numbers 34:12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at Rthe salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
Numbers 34:13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, RThis is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
Numbers 34:14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
Numbers 34:15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance Ron this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
Numbers 34:16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 34:17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: REleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Numbers 34:18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
Numbers 34:19 And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, RCaleb the son of Jephunneh.
Numbers 34:20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
Numbers 34:21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
Numbers 34:22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
Numbers 34:23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
Numbers 34:24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
Numbers 34:25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
Numbers 34:26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
Numbers 34:27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
Numbers 34:28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
Numbers 34:29 These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 34:1–12 — The Borders of Canaan
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The LORD describes the southern, western, northern, and eastern borders of the land assigned for inheritance. The south includes the wilderness of Zin, the west is the great sea, and the eastern description ends toward Jordan and the salt sea. These are the boundaries named in this passage.
Key Truth: The promised inheritance is described with stated borders.
Check What You Remember
1. What land is named for this inheritance? (Numbers 34:2)
Find it in Numbers 34:2 (KJV).
2. What wilderness is named on the southern border? (Numbers 34:3)
Find it in Numbers 34:3 (KJV).
3. What was the western border? (Numbers 34:6)
Find it in Numbers 34:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 34:13–15 — The Tribal Inheritance
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Moses identifies the land within these borders as the inheritance for nine tribes and the half tribe. Reuben, Gad, and half Manasseh have already received their eastern inheritance. The passage distinguishes these allocations on the two sides of Jordan.
Key Truth: The land arrangements account for both the eastern and western tribal inheritances.
Check What You Remember
1. How many tribes were to inherit the land described in verse 13? (Numbers 34:13)
Find it in Numbers 34:13 (KJV).
2. Name both full tribes with the eastern inheritance. (Numbers 34:14)
Find it in Numbers 34:14 (KJV).
3. On which side of Jordan was their inheritance? (Numbers 34:15)
Find it in Numbers 34:15 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Numbers 34:16–29 — Leaders for the Division
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Eleazar and Joshua are named to divide the land, with one prince from each tribe. The tribal princes are listed, including Caleb for Judah. The closing verse identifies them as those the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance.
Key Truth: The division is entrusted to the leaders named by the LORD.
Check What You Remember
1. Which priest was named to divide the land? (Numbers 34:17)
Find it in Numbers 34:17 (KJV).
2. Which son of Nun was named with him? (Numbers 34:17)
Find it in Numbers 34:17 (KJV).
3. Who was Judah's named prince? (Numbers 34:19)
Find it in Numbers 34:19 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What is the chapter’s relationship between the land’s boundaries and the inheritance?
2. Why is the allotment within the described land for nine tribes and a half tribe?
3. Which pattern completes the boundary description?
4. How are the overall leaders and tribal representatives combined for the allotment?
5. How does the closing sentence characterize the listed men’s task?
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