Quotes About Israel

The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:

Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,

The sixth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Naphtali:

Their border started at Heleph and the great tree of Zaanannim, passing Adami-nekeb and Jabneel as far as Lakkum and ending at the Jordan.

The fortified cities were Ziddim, Zer, Hammath, Rakkath, Chinnereth,

Kedesh, Edrei, En-hazor,

The seventh lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Dan:

Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

Not one of all the LORDís good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

And when they heard this, the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go to war against them.

With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.

“This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ëWhat is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel against the LORD this day?

And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.

Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!í”

Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:

“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.

But in fact we have done this for fear that in the future your descendants might say to ours, ëWhat have you to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

A long time after the LORD had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, when Joshua was old and well along in years,

he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,

Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ëLong ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.