Jos 14:1-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Josh 14:1-19:51: 14:1–19:51 The allotment of land to the tribes on the west side of the Jordan describes what God intended for each tribe to possess. • The narrator frames this section with the assignment of land to Caleb at the beginning (14:6-15 ) and to Joshua at the end (19:49-51 ). Only Caleb and Joshua had expressed faith in God that Israel could conquer the land (Num 13:30 ; 14:6-9 ). 14:1 Eleazar ... Joshua ... and the tribal leaders supervised the distribution of the land to ensure that the process was honest and just.

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‏ Joshua 14:1-5

Summary for Josh 14:1-19:51: 14:1–19:51 ^a The allotment of land to the tribes on the west side of the Jordan describes what God intended for each tribe to possess.

• The narrator frames this section with the assignment of land to Caleb at the beginning (14:6-15 ^b) and to Joshua at the end (19:49-51 ^c). Only Caleb and Joshua had expressed faith in God that Israel could conquer the land (Num 13:30 ^d; 14:6-9 ^e). 14:1 ^f Eleazar ... Joshua ... and the tribal leaders supervised the distribution of the land to ensure that the process was honest and just.
14:2 ^g sacred lots: See study note on 7:16-18.
14:4 ^h Joseph, the elder son of Jacob’s favorite wife Rachel, received a double portion of land through his sons Manasseh and Ephraim (see study note on Gen 48:5-7). Because the Levites did not receive a separate tribal territory (Josh 13:14 ⁱ), the total number of tribes with land remained at twelve.