Numbers 26:50-52
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50 These were the clans of Naphtali, of whom there were enrolled forty-five thousand four hundred.
51 These were the Israelites who were enrolled: six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.
Allotment of the Land.[a] 52 The Lord said to Moses:
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- 26:52–56 The division of Canaan among the various tribes and clans and families was determined not only by the size of each group but also by lot. Perhaps the lots determined the respective locality of each tribal land and the section reserved for each clan, while the relative size of the allotted locality and section depended on the numerical strength of each group. The Israelites considered the outcome of the drawing of lots as an expression of God’s will; cf. Lv 16:8–10; Jos 14:2; 15:1; etc.; Acts 1:23–26.
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