The Science in the Bible

Entry 3 · Section 1: Measure

Dividing the Land by Lot

Joshua oversees the division of Canaan, with larger tribes receiving larger shares and the lot determining their locations.

Scripture: Josh 14–19

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Tribal allotments described in Joshua 13–19, before Dan's later move north. The map shows assigned inheritances, not completed conquest or continuous occupation. Its printed date range is the map creator's convention, not a date calculated by this entry. Map by Richardprins and contributors, based on work by Kordas, user יוסי, and Janz; Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this American edition by replacing the dual-unit scale with a miles-only scale; derivative licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tribal allotments described in Joshua 13–19, before Dan's later move north. The map shows assigned inheritances, not completed conquest or continuous occupation. Its printed date range is the map creator's convention, not a date calculated by this entry. Map by Richardprins and contributors, based on work by Kordas, user יוסי, and Janz; Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this American edition by replacing the dual-unit scale with a miles-only scale; derivative licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.

The question

How much land per household follows when the census proportions are applied to a declared western-territory model?

Why it matters

The proportional rule is textual, but the mapped areas are assumptions because Joshua gives boundary descriptions rather than acreages.

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