1 The Lordgave Moses2 the following instructions for the people of Israel: "When you enter Canaan, the land which I am giving you, the borders of your territory will be as follows. 3 The southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zinalong the border of Edom. It will begin on the east at the southern end of the Dead Sea. 4 Then it will turn southward toward AkrabbimPass and continue on through Zinas far south as Kadesh Barnea. Then it will turn northwest to Hazar Addarand on to Azmon, 5 where it will turn toward the valley at the border of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean.
6 "The western border will be the Mediterranean Sea.
7 "The northern border will follow a line from the Mediterraneanto Mount Hor8 and from there to Hamath Pass. It will continue to Zedad9 and to Ziphron, and will end at Hazar Enan.
10 "The eastern border will follow a line from Hazar Enanto Shepham. 11 It will then go south to Harbel, east of Ain, and on to the hills on the eastern shore of Lake Galilee, 12 then south along the Jordan Riverto the Dead Sea.
"These will be the four borders of your land."
13 Nu 26.52-56Js 14.1-5So Mosessaid to the Israelites, "This is the land that you will receive by drawing lots, the land that the Lordhas assigned to the nine and one-half tribes. 14 The tribes of Reubenand Gadand the eastern half of Manassehhave received their property, divided according to their families, 15 on the eastern side of the Jordan, opposite Jericho."
The Leaders Responsible for Dividing the Land
16 The Lordsaid to Moses, 17 "Eleazarthe priest and Joshuason of Nunwill divide the land for the people. 18 Take also one leader from each tribe to help them divide it." 19-28 These are the men the Lordchose:
Tribe LeaderJudah Calebson of JephunnehSimeon Shelumiel son of AmmihudBenjamin Elidadson of ChislonDan Bukkison of JogliManasseh Hannielson of EphodEphraim Kemuelson of ShiphtanZebulun Elizaphanson of ParnachIssachar Paltielson of AzzanAsher Ahihudson of ShelomiNaphtali Pedahelson of Ammihud
29 These are the men that the Lordassigned to divide the property for the people of Israelin the land of Canaan.
Pessoa
Tribo de Levi
Moses
מֹשֶׁ֔הmoshehΜωϋσῆςMōüsē͂s
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Canaan is the land God promised to give the Israelites as an inheritance. Jacob and his sons lived there, and the Israelites ate manna forty years until they reached the borders of Canaan (Exodus 16:35).
Zin is the desert where the whole Israelite community arrived in the first month and stayed at Kadesh, and where Miriam died and was buried (Numbers 20:1).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
The Salt Sea is the Sea of the Arabah, into which the Jordan flows; when the people crossed the river opposite Jericho, the waters flowing down to the sea were completely cut off (Joshua 3:16).
31,50° N, 35,50° L
Citado em 21 versículosTb.: Dead Sea, Sea of the Arabah
Akrabbim is an ascent on the southern border of the land of Canaan and the inheritance of Judah, south of which the boundary passed toward Zin and Kadesh-barnea, and where the border of the Amorites also began (Joshua 15:3).
30,91° N, 35,13° L
Citado em 3 versículosTb.: Scorpion Pass, Ascent of Akrabbim
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
The Salt Sea is the Sea of the Arabah, into which the Jordan flows; when the people crossed the river opposite Jericho, the waters flowing down to the sea were completely cut off (Joshua 3:16).
31,50° N, 35,50° L
Citado em 21 versículosTb.: Dead Sea, Sea of the Arabah
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah, persuaded his brothers not to kill Joseph, but he lost his birthright because he lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine (Genesis 37:21).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Joshua, son of Nun and assistant to Moses, succeeded him in leadership, led Israel across the Jordan, conquered Jericho, and divided the land of Canaan among the tribes (Joshua 1:1).
Caleb, son of Jephunneh, was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan and, with Joshua, trusted that Israel could conquer the land; therefore he received Hebron as an inheritance (Numbers 14:24).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Canaan is the land God promised to give the Israelites as an inheritance. Jacob and his sons lived there, and the Israelites ate manna forty years until they reached the borders of Canaan (Exodus 16:35).