JOSHUA CHAPTER 14 The land and its inheritances to be divided by lot, Joshua 14:1. 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 Joshua 14:6; who grants his request, Joshua 14:13. These, mentioned Chapter s 14-19. Eleazar the priest. see on Joshua 8:33, Joshua 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, Numbers 34:19; and if any of them were now dead, no doubt Joshua and Eleazar, by God's direction, put others in their stead.

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