Numbers 34
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 34 of 36
Chapter Summary
God establishes the specific borders of the Promised Land that Israel will inherit. The boundaries are described in detail for all four directions. The leaders who will divide the land among the nine and a half tribes are named, with Eleazar and Joshua overseeing the process.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Receives the borders of the land and commands the sons of Israel concerning the inheritance
The priest appointed to take possession of and divide the land
Son of Nun, named with Eleazar to apportion the land
Son of Jephunneh, the ruler chosen from the tribe of Judah to divide the land
Timeline
Jehovah outlines the exact borders of the land of Canaan that Israel will inherit. The borders are defined by the wilderness of Zin in the south, the Great Sea in the west, Mount Hor and Hazar-enan in the north, and the Jordan River in the east.
Numbers 34:1-15God appoints Eleazar the priest and Joshua to divide the land of Canaan for inheritance. They are to be assisted by one specific tribal ruler from each of the ten tribes receiving land west of the Jordan.
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