Numbers 26:56
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 26:56 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 26:56 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 26:56 — KJV
“According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.”
— Numbers 26:56 (KJV)
Numbers 26:56 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 26:56
“And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth. he...: Heb. they inherit”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:56: according, possession, many
“According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:56: according, thereof, few
“And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. an...: or, the land of an homer, etc”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:56: according, possession, thereof
“And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:56: according, lot, divided
“And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 26:56: according, lot, between
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