“ Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. ”
Of the representatives now selected through Moses beforehand, who were all princes, i. e. heads of chief families, in their respective tribes (see Numbers 13:2 ), Caleb alone, of the tribe of Juda...
The Names of the Commissioners Appointed to Divide the Land (from P). Joshua and Caleb are represented as surviving to enter Canaan, in accordance with Numbers 14:30 .
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, &c.— To make the foundation of the Hebrew government solid and lasting, the wisdom of their lawgiver declared, as an essential branch of their constitution, that...
These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. Names of the men which shall divide the land. This appointment by the Lord...
The Boundaries of the Land of Promise On the land and the tribes inhabiting it see on Numbers 13:21 . 3-5. The southern border: this started from the S. extremity of the Dead Sea, here called...
THE WAY AND THE LOT Numbers 33:1-56 ; Numbers 34:1-29 1. THE itinerary of Numbers 33:1-49 is one of the passages definitely ascribed to Moses. It opens with the departure from Rameses in Egy...
One of the terms of the charge already considered, that the people should possess the land and that it should be divided equitably, was now enlarged upon. The division was to be according to divine a...
JESUS is surrounded with his witnesses, and attended by his saints. Revelation 14:1 .
Numbers 34:19 .
BOUNDARIES OF ISRAEL'S INHERITANCE (vs.1-15) The Lord now defines the boundaries of the land that Israel was to inherit at the time. For the area then was made smaller than it will be in Millenni...
16 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take o...
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4). The Leaders Who Will Divide the Land For Them Are Appointed ( Numbers 34:16-29 ). The picture is further enhanced by naming the leaders who will see to the dividing up of the land, which are...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES This chapter consists of two portions: (1) the boundaries of the Promised Land ( Numbers 34:1-15 ), and (2) the names of the persons who were appointed to distribu...
Numbers 34:2 . This is the land. It was proper to fix the line of the boundaries to prevent war for aggrandizement. It reached from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates, as in Joshua 1 ., an...
The Princes in Charge of the Division
Numbers 34:21