Numbers 26:55
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 26:55 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 26:55 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inher..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 26:55 — KJV
“Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.”
— Numbers 26:55 (KJV)
Numbers 26:55 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 26:55
“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. give the more...: Heb. multiply his inheritance give the less...: Heb. diminish his inheritance”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:55: land, lot, according
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:55: divided, lot, tribes
“Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:55: land, divided, according
“So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:55: land, according, tribes
“And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:55: land, tribes, fathers
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