Numbers 33:54
And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
Cross-references
Numbers 26:54 specifies the proportional rule: larger tribes get more land, smaller tribes less. This echoes the exact instruction.
In Numbers 26:53-56, the same divine command appears: divide the land by lot according to tribe size. This is the foundational directive.
Numbers 26:55 reiterates that the land shall be divided by lot according to tribal names, directly reinforcing this command.
Numbers 35:8 applies the same proportional principle to Levitical cities: more from larger tribes, less from smaller.
Numbers 36:2 explicitly recalls the command to give land by lot — the same procedure described here, confirming its authority.
Joshua 16:1-4 shows the allotment for Joseph's sons by lot, a direct application of the land-division law.
Joshua 19:1-48 covers the allotments for six more tribes by lot, completing the division commanded here.
Joshua 18:11-28 describes Benjamin's allotment by lot, fulfilling the instruction to apportion land by lot.
Joshua 17:1-13 details Manasseh's inheritance by lot, following the principle of proportional distribution.
Joshua 15:1-12 records the actual allotment for Judah by lot, demonstrating the execution of this command.
Joshua 18:6 describes casting lots before the Lord to divide the land — the same procedure commanded here.
Joshua 14:2 states the inheritance was given by lot, just as the Lord commanded through Moses — a direct fulfillment.
Joshua 13:7 begins the actual division of the land as instructed here — the command is now being carried out in Canaan.
Joshua 21:8 records that the Levites received cities by lot, as the Lord commanded through Moses — directly linking to this instruction.
Psalm 78:55 poetically summarizes God apportioning the land and settling the tribes — the same event this command initiates.
Joshua 18:28 lists Benjamin's inheritance after the lot — an example of the lot system producing specific tribal territories.
Psalm 135:12 says God gave their land as a heritage to Israel — a general reference to the land grant, without the lot detail.