Chapter 14:1-5 describes those present at the time of the division of the land west of Jordan among the nine and one-half tribes. The instructions for dividing the land had been given by Moses in Numbers 33:50-56. Notice, they were to cast lots, with some special consideration so that the larger tribes received more and the smaller tribes less land. God could work in the casting of lots as Proverbs 16:33 says. Joshua notes that Levi received no land inheritance. Jacob adopted Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which gave Joseph the double portion of birthright and made 12 tribes to receive the land (Genesis 48:1-22).

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