Numbers 34:2

Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

Cross-references

Numbers 33:51-53 commands driving out inhabitants—directly related to the land boundaries here for possession.

Numbers 35:10 refers to entering the land of Canaan, continuing the same narrative context of the inheritance.

1 Peter 1:4 Contrast

In 1 Peter 1:4, the inheritance is imperishable, kept in heaven — contrasting with the earthly land inheritance.

Genesis 12:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 12:7 promises the land to Abram's offspring—Numbers 34:2 now commands Israel to take possession of that promised land.

Genesis 13:15–17 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 13:15-17 gives Abram the land as far as he can see—now Numbers 34:2 delineates those boundaries for conquest.

Genesis 15:16–21 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 15:16-21 lists the land boundaries God covenanted to Abram—Numbers 34:2 assigns the same land to Israel.

Genesis 17:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Genesis 17:8 gives Canaan as an everlasting possession—Numbers 34:2 commands Israel to enter and inherit it.

Deuteronomy 1:7 expands on the same promised land boundaries, giving more geographic detail for Israel's inheritance.

Deuteronomy 1:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 1:8 reiterates God's oath to give this land to the patriarchs, linking the boundaries to the covenant promise.

Ezekiel 47:14 describes a future division of the land as inheritance, echoing the boundary allotment for a restored Israel.

Psalm 105:11 directly echoes God's promise of Canaan as an inheritance, the same land whose boundaries are defined here.

Joshua 11:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 11:16 records the conquest of all that land, fulfilling the command to take possession.

Ezekiel 48:29 directly concludes the land division, mirroring the inheritance command in Numbers.

Ezekiel 47:13 echoes this command to divide the land as an inheritance, using similar language.

Joshua 11:23 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 11:23 explicitly says Joshua gave the land as inheritance, fulfilling God's word through Moses.

Joshua 1:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Joshua 1:4 expands the land boundaries, fulfilling and extending the promise of inheritance.

In Ephesians 1:14, the Holy Spirit is a guarantee of our inheritance, echoing the promised land inheritance in a spiritual sense.

Psalm 78:55 Prophetic fulfillment

Psalm 78:55 recounts God driving out nations and apportioning the land as inheritance, fulfilling the boundaries set here.

Jeremiah 3:19 recalls God's promise of a pleasant land as inheritance, the same land whose boundaries are given here, but with a note of Israel's failure.

Genesis 10:19 Historical context

Genesis 10:19 describes the borders of Canaanite territory, similar to the borders defined in Numbers 34:2.

In Ephesians 1:18, Paul prays that believers know the riches of God's inheritance, paralleling the land inheritance.

Genesis 12:6 Historical context

Genesis 12:6 mentions Abram passing through the land of Canaan—the same land whose boundaries are now defined for Israel's inheritance.

Joshua 13:3 Contrast

Joshua 13:3 lists unconquered Philistine territories — a different boundary perspective than the inheritance command here.