Quotes About Heritage

All of them were Shuhamite clans, and their registration numbered 64,400.

These were the descendants of Asher by their clans: The Imnite clan from Imnah, the Ishvite clan from Ishvi, and the Beriite clan from Beriah.

And these were the descendants of Beriah: the Heberite clan from Heber and the Malchielite clan from Malchiel.

And the name of Asherís daughter was Serah.

These were the clans of Asher, and their registration numbered 53,400.

These were the descendants of Naphtali by their clans: The Jahzeelite clan from Jahzeel, the Gunite clan from Guni,

the Jezerite clan from Jezer, and the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

These were the clans of Naphtali, and their registration numbered 45,400.

“The land is to be divided among the tribes as an inheritance, according to the number of names.

Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.

Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”

Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,

and Amramís wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,

If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his fatherís brothers.

but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.

Our children, our wives, our livestock, and all our animals will remain here in the cities of Gilead.

The Reubenites built up Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, went and captured their villages and called them Havvoth-jair.

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

“Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:

Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,