March 28: Joshua 18:1 – Joshua 19:48

Allotment of the Remaining Land – Joshua 18

• The rest of the Israelites gather at the tent of meeting set up in Shiloh. Joshua asks them when they are going to take up the lands God has promised them, and tells each tribe to select three men that he will send out to scout the lands.
• The men go and explore the land, mapping it out, then return to Joshua. Joshua casts sacred lots in the presence of the Lord to determine who will receive what lands.

The Inheritance for Benjamin 

• The land given to the tribe of Benjamin is described. It lies to the south of that of the tribe of Ephraim.

The Inheritance for Simeon – Joshua 19

• The land given to the tribe of Simeon is described. It lies west of the Dead Sea, a circle within the land given to the tribe of Judah.

The Inheritance for Zebulun

• The land given to the tribe of Zebulun is described. It lies west of the Sea of Galilee.

The Inheritance for Issachar

• The land given to the tribe of Issachar is described. It lies on the west side of the Jordan, south of that of the tribe of Zebulun.

The Inheritance for Asher

• The land given to the tribe of Asher is described. It lies on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the other tribes' lands.

The Inheritance for Naphtali

• The land given to the tribe of Naphtali is described. It lies west of the Jordan River and east of the land of the tribe of Asher.

The Inheritance for Dan

• The land given to the tribe of Dan is described. It lies on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the land of the tribe of Judah.