Joshua 18:8

And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh.

Cross-references

Joshua 18:6 Parallel

Joshua 18:6 gives the instruction to write a description in seven divisions — the very command the men are now carrying out in this verse.

Joshua 18:10 Historical context

Joshua 18:10 records the actual casting of lots for the land — the next step after the surveyors return from the task begun here.

Joshua 13:7 Historical context

Joshua 13:7 records God's command to divide the land among nine tribes and half-Manasseh — the directive that this verse begins to implement.

Joshua 14:2 Historical context

Joshua 14:2 confirms that inheritance was by lot as commanded — directly relating to the lot casting Joshua plans in this verse.

Joshua 14:1 Historical context

Joshua 14:1 introduces the inheritance distribution by Eleazar and Joshua — the broader context for the survey and lot casting described here.

Joshua 15:1 Historical context

Joshua 15:1 records Judah's allotment by lot, providing a prior example of the land distribution process Joshua initiates here.

Acts 1:24-26 describes the apostles casting lots to choose Matthias, echoing the OT practice of seeking God's will by lot as Joshua does here.

In Genesis 13:17, God commands Abram to walk the land as a promise — a parallel to Joshua sending surveyors to walk and describe the land for allotment.

1 Samuel 14:41 shows casting lots before the LORD to reveal His will, a practice Joshua uses here to divide the land.

Isaiah 34:17 describes God casting lots to assign land to Edom's beasts, mirroring the same lot-casting process Joshua uses for Israel's inheritance.