Numbers 26:55
Numbers · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.”Numbers 26:55
What Does Numbers 26:55 Mean?
Numbers 26:55 is found in the book of Numbers, chapter 26, verse 55 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Numbers 26:55 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 33:54“And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.”Numbers 34:13“And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:”Proverbs 16:33“The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.”Joshua 14:2“By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.”Joshua 11:23“So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.”Joshua 15:1“This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.”Judges 21:17“And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.”Numbers 26:56“According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.”Numbers 36:2“And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.”Joshua 17:14“And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?”Joshua 18:6“Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.”Joshua 18:10“And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.”Joshua 19:1“And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.”Joshua 19:10“And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:”Joshua 19:17“And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.”Joshua 19:24“And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.”Joshua 19:32“The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.”Joshua 19:40“And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.”Proverbs 18:18“The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.”Ezekiel 47:22“And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.”
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