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JOSHUA CHAPTER 14
The land and its inheritances to be divided by lot, Jos_14:1-5. Caleb having on his return from spying the land encouraged the people, Moses then promised him the land of Hebron, which he now claims of Jos_14:6-12; who grants his request, Jos_14:13-15.
These, mentioned chapters 14-19. Eleazar the priest. see on Jos_8:33 9:15,18 19:51. He best understood the laws of God, by which this division was to be regulated; and he was to consult God upon any difficult occurrence.
The heads of the fathers of the tribes; twelve persons, each the head of his tribe, which were appointed and named by God, Num_34:19; and if any of them were now dead, no doubt Joshua and Eleazar, by God’s direction, put others in their stead.