Numbers 26:56

According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.

Cross-references

Numbers 26:55 and 26:56 are directly adjacent verses describing the same land division by lot, forming a continuous instruction.

Numbers 36:2 Historical context

Numbers 36:2 recalls the command to divide by lot, directly connecting to the instruction in Numbers 26:56.

Joshua 14:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 14:2 confirms the inheritance was by lot as commanded, fulfilling Numbers 26:56.

Joshua 15:1 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 15:1 gives the actual allotment for Judah by lot, fulfilling the method prescribed in Numbers 26:56.