The final assignment of inheritance goes to Dan. No need to “pull the lot” for this one as Dan is the only tribe left to waiting. I feel for Dan on a couple of levels. First of all I feel like he is the last child on the playground to be picked for a team. […]
We are looking at the sixth lot today. It’s owner is Naphtali. What territory will they receive from Joshua? The lot for Naphtali is between his brother Asher and the Jordan. He is bounded on the bottom by his brothers Zebulun and Issachar. Issachar isn’t listed in our text but being he is right next […]
It is time for the fifth lot to be pulled in the assignment of territory in the Promised Land. And the winner is… Asher! Asher is given territory that still needed to be conquered. The region they were assigned wasn’t cleared during the campaigns that Joshua led. But by the time Israel is split into […]
Issachar is the fourth tribe to receive their inheritance by lot. This is another very small landlocked portion. There is not a lot of information about the tribe of Issachar, even as we read on in our bible. I tried looking up their history through google, of course, and came away with a one paragraph […]
It is time for the tribe of Zebulun to receive their portion. This is the third portion allotted by lot to the remaining tribes. By now you already know about my geography skills. They are VERY poor, especially when it comes to lands where I have never lived. Ask me to get around my own […]
