34Numbers 34

The Boundaries of the Land

1The Lord gave MosesSelect Numbers 34:1

2the following instructions for the people of Israel: “When you enter Canaan, the land which I am giving you, the borders of your territory will be as follows.Select Numbers 34:2

3The southern border will extend from the wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. It will begin on the east at the southern end of the Dead Sea.Select Numbers 34:3

4Then it will turn southward toward Akrabbim Pass and continue on through Zin as far south as Kadesh Barnea. Then it will turn northwest to Hazar Addar and on to Azmon,Select Numbers 34:4

5where it will turn toward the valley at the border of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean.Select Numbers 34:5

6“The western border will be the Mediterranean Sea.Select Numbers 34:6

7“The northern border will follow a line from the Mediterranean to Mount HorSelect Numbers 34:7

8and from there to Hamath Pass. It will continue to ZedadSelect Numbers 34:8

9and to Ziphron, and will end at Hazar Enan.Select Numbers 34:9

10“The eastern border will follow a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham.Select Numbers 34:10

11It will then go south to Harbel, east of Ain, and on to the hills on the eastern shore of Lake Galilee,Select Numbers 34:11

12then south along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. “These will be the four borders of your land.”Select Numbers 34:12

13So Moses said to the Israelites, “This is the land that you will receive by drawing lots, the land that the Lord has assigned to the nine and one-half tribes.Select Numbers 34:13

14The tribes of Reuben and Gad and the eastern half of Manasseh have received their property, divided according to their families,Select Numbers 34:14

15on the eastern side of the Jordan, opposite Jericho.”Select Numbers 34:15

The Leaders Responsible for Dividing the Land

16The Lord said to Moses,Select Numbers 34:16

17“Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun will divide the land for the people.Select Numbers 34:17

18Take also one leader from each tribe to help them divide it.”Select Numbers 34:18

19Tribe LeaderJudah Caleb son of JephunnehSimeon Shelumiel son of AmmihudBenjamin Elidad son of ChislonDan Bukki son of JogliManasseh Hanniel son of EphodEphraim Kemuel son of ShiphtanZebulun Elizaphan son of ParnachIssachar Paltiel son of AzzanAsher Ahihud son of ShelomiNaphtali Pedahel son of AmmihudSelect Numbers 34:19

28These are the men the Lord chose:Select Numbers 34:28

29These are the men that the Lord assigned to divide the property for the people of Israel in the land of Canaan.Select Numbers 34:29