Bible Strands
Numbers 26:53
“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Moses after the second tribal census to establish the protocol for apportioning the promised territory.
The words — תֵּחָלֵק (te.cha.Lek) means “it will be divided,” and בְּמִסְפַּר שְׁמוֹת (be./mis.Par she.Mot) translates literally to “by number of names.”
The thread — Joshua 11:23 records Joshua taking the land in keeping with the LORD’s command to Moses, while Joshua 14:1 lists the resulting portions inherited by the tribes. Psalms 105:44 notes that God gave the nations’ lands to Israel without detailing the allocation process.
Why it lands — It requires accepting a distribution system where inheritance size correlates directly with registered population counts, removing human discretion from territorial allocation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
Cross-references
- Joshua 11:23 So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.
- Joshua 14:1 Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
- Psalms 105:44 He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,
- Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 12:7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
- Psalms 49:14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
- Ezekiel 47:22 You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
- Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
- Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
- Revelation 5:10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”