Bible Strands
Joshua 19:24
The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua narrates the territorial allocation to the Israelite tribes, shifting focus from Issachar’s inheritance to introduce the portion designated for Asher.
The words — הַגּוֹרָל (ha-goral) means the lot, and וַיֵּצֵא (va-yetze) means and it came out, recording the physical drawing of boundaries.
The thread — The practice of receiving divine allocation through revealed signs appears in Luke 2:26, where the Holy Spirit discloses specific timing to Simeon.
Why it lands — The text documents the administrative mechanism for tribal land distribution, requiring the reader to track how each clan’s geographic boundaries were formally established.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
Cross-references
- Luke 2:26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.