“Then the descendants of Yosef spoke to Y’hoshua; they said, ‘Why have you given me only one lot and only one portion to inherit? After all, I am a great people, since Adonai has blessed me so.’ Y’hoshua answered them, ‘If you are a great people, go up to the forest, and clear land for […]
J7-15: How The Distribution Of The Land Was Anything But A Clean And Neat Process
Alright folks, there’s something really important you’ve got to understand concerning the divvying up of the territory among the Israelites. The truth is… …it was a long, drawn-out and serious pain-in-the-neck process. Understand the Bible at times moves forward at breakneck speed with simple paragraph transitions actually representing a whole decade or more passing by. […]
J7-14: The Little Known Controversy Embedded In Verse Joshua 17:11
“In Asher and Yissakhar, M’nasheh had Beit-Sh’an and its villages; Yivle‘am and its villages; and the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, of ‘Ein-Dor and its villages, of Ta‘anakh and its villages, and of Megiddo and its villages — three districts in all.”-Joshua 17:11 Let’s take a look at a controversial part of verse 11 […]
J7-13: Why Only ONE Lot Was Drawn For Ephraim And Manasseh’s Land Inheritance
“The border of M’nasheh began at Asher and went to Mikhm’tat, which is across from Sh’khem; next the border went along to the right, to the people of ‘Ein-Tapuach.”-Joshua 17:7 From verse 7, we’re given a description of the borders for the Tribe of Manasseh and as I mentioned yesterday, boy was it huge! The […]
J17-12: The Torah Contains A Provision That Allows Hebrew Females To Inherit Land
The last time we met, we were dealing with the thorny issue of Tz’lofchad and his five daughters. Or to be more clear, we were dealing with the problem that Tz’lofchad had never given birth to a son to whom he could pass on his inheritance. Well, contrary to popular opinion, the Torah actually does […]
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