7 October 2014 * Joshua 12-21 Summary

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12
The first part describes the land they captured from the kins! the
second part tells about the kins they killed durin their "ourney# They
killed $1 kins in all%
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The land &ast of the Jordan 'as finally i(en to the half-tribe of
)anasseh *&astern half+, -euben and .ad# /t 'as the inheritance the
0ord a(e the people# The 0e(ites ot no inheritance# 1ll as .od had
promised throuh )oses#
14
2aleb is super a'esome *and super old, by the 'ay+, and Joshua blessed
him 'ith the mountain that )oses, the ser(ant of .od, promised him
before he died# 3e took it and the land had rest from 'ar#
14
The tribe of Judah5s land is around the )editerranean Sea, the 6ead Sea
and the desert of 7in# Judah 'as unable to con8uer the Jebusites, and
thus they did not lea(e the 9romised 0and# They are there :to this day#:
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The allotment of the half-tribe of )anasseh *<estern half+ and &phraim
bean at the Jordan! the land 'as split bet'een all of the clans# 0ike
Judah, )anasseh and &phraim could not con8uer the 2anaanites# They
li(e there :to this day: as forced laborers#
17
Joshua a(e 7elophehad5s dauhter an inheritance, because he had no
sons# Joshua assured &phraim and )anasseh that they5d be able to
o(ertake the 2anaanites#
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Joshua said to the remainin 7 tribes, :>ou need to o out and 'rite
descriptions of the se(en parts of the land#: Then he told them to come
back, and he 'ould cast lots to see 'ho 'ould et each part of the land#
?en"amin ot its land first#
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Ainally, the tribes of Simeon, 7ebulun, /ssachar, 1sher, Baphtali and 6an
et their land# So does Joshua, leader of .od5s people, the nation of
/srael#
20
?y the 'ord of the 0ord, Joshua defines 'hat a :2ity of -efue: isC /f you
kill someone on accident, you can o to a city and take refue# Then you
'ill be "uded and sent back to your home#
21
The /sraelites a(e the 0e(ites a lot of land# The clans of the 0e(ites ot
territory out of the land that the (arious tribes of /srael had already
recei(ed#