Commentary on Joshua - Keil & Delitzsch - David Cox

Keil and Delitzsch <strong>Commentary</strong> on the Old Testament
Commencement of the Division of the Land of Canaan. Inheritance of
Caleb. Ch. 14.
Joshua 14:1-2
And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of
Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the
fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
Vv. 1-5 form the heading and introduction to the account of the division of the land
among the nine tribes and a half, which reaches to ch. 19, and is brought to a close by
the concluding formula in Josh 19:51. The division of the land of Canaan according
to the boundaries laid down in Num 34:2-12 was carried out, in accordance with the
instructions in Num 34:16-29, by the high priest Eleazar, Joshua, and ten heads of
fathers' houses of the nine tribes and a half, whose names are given in Num 34:18-28.
"By the lot of their inheritance," i.e., by casting lots for it: this is dependent upon the
previous clause, "which they distributed for inheritance to them." "As the Lord
commanded through Moses" (Num 26:52-56; 33:54, and 34:13), "to the nine tribes
and a half" (this is also dependent upon the clause "which they distributed for
inheritance").
Joshua 14:3-5
For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other
side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
So many tribes were to receive their inheritance, for the two tribes and a half had
already received theirs from Moses on the other side of the Jordan, and the tribe of
Levi was not to receive any land for an inheritance. According to this, there seem to
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